Star of County Down
Notre Dame Nights
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Near Bainbridge Town in the County Down
One morning in July
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed him by
She looked so sweet from her two white feet
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair
Such a coaxing elf, he'd to shake himself
To make sure he was standing there
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin Town
No maid he'd seen like the sweet colleen
That he met in the County Down
As she onwards sped he shook his head
And he gazed with a feeling rare
And he said, "Says I, to a passer-by
Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"
He smiled at him and with pride says he
"That's the gem of Ireland's crown
She's young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann
She's the star of the County Down"
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin Town
No maid he'd seen like the sweet colleen
That he met in the County Down
He traveled a bit but never was hit
Since his roving career began
But fair and square he surrendered there
To the charms of young Rose McCann
He'd a heart to let and no tenant yet
Did he meet with in shawl or gown
But in she went and he asked no rent
From the star of the County Down
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin Town
No maid he'd seen like the sweet colleen
That he met in the County Down
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin Town
No maid he'd seen like the sweet colleen
That he met in the County Down