Star of the County Down

Near Banbridge town, in the County Down
One morning in July
Down a bóithrín green came a sweet Cailín
And she smiled as she passed me by

Oh, she looked so sweet from her two white feet
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair
Such a coaxing elf
I'd to shake myself
To make sure I was standing there

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down (hey!)

I've travelled a bit but never was hit
'Til my roving career began
But fair and square I surrendered there
To the charm of Rose McCann
With a heart to let and no tenant yet
Did I meet within shawl or gown
But in she went and I asked no rent
From the star of a County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down

At the Harvest Fair, I'll be surely there
And I'll dress in my Sunday clothes
And I'll try sheep's eyes and deludhering lies
On the heart of the nut-brown Rose
No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke tough
My plough with rust turns brown
'Til the smile and ride by my own fire shot
From the star of a County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down

From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the sweet Cailín
That I met in the County Down