The Star of the County Down

Traditional Irish song, "The Star of the County Down," performed by Jesse Ferguson, the Bard of Cornwall. Chords and lyrics below.

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The Star of the County Down
(traditional, arrang. J. Ferguson, Dec. 2013)

100 bpm

Intro: Em

V1.
Em G D
Near to Banbridge Town, in the County Down
Em D
one morning in July,
Em G D
down a boreen green came a sweet colleen,
Em D Em
and she smiled as she passed me by.
G D
Well, she looked so neat from her two bare feet
Em D
to the sheen of her nut-brown hair—
Em G D
sure the coaxing elf, I had to pinch myself
Em D Em
to be sure I was standing there.

Chorus:
G D
From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay
Em D
and from Galway to Dublin town,
Em G D
no maid I've seen like the brown colleen
Em D Em
that I met in the County Down.

Interlude: G D Em D Em G D Em D Em

V2.
As she onward sped, sure I shook my head,
and I gazed with a feeling rare.
And I says, says I, to a passer-by,
"Who's the maid with the nut-brown hair?"
He smiled at me, 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."

Chorus:

V3.
Well, I've travelled a bit, but I never was hit
since my rovin’ career began.
But fair and square I surrendered there
to the charms of young Rose McCann.
I'd a heart to let and no tenant yet,
did I meet with a shawl or gown.
But in she went, and I asked no rent
from the Star of the County Down.

Chorus:

V4.
At the crossroads fair, I'll be surely there,
and I'll dress in my Sunday clothes.
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
though my plow turns a rust-coloured brown,
‘till a smiling bride by my own fireside
sits the Star of the County Down.

Chorus: [repeat, and draw out final line]

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