Misc Traditional - Star of the county down

^EmNear Bainb^Grid^Dge town i^Emn the cou^Dnty down one morning last July Down the wi^Emld boreen cam^Ge a sweet Co^Dlleen and she smiled a^Ems she passed me b^Cy. ^Em She looked s^Go sweet^Am from her two bare-feet to the s^Gheen of her nut ^Embrown hair. ^D Sure a coaxin^Emg elf I'd to shake me-self t^Go make sure I^D was standing ther^Eme. ^{C Em}

From Bantry ^GBay down to Derry Quay from Galway ^Amto Dublin Town. ^{G Em D} No Maid ^EmI've seen like the sweet Colleen that ^GI met in the county down. ^{D Em C Em Em}As she onward sped sure I shook my head an^Gd I gazed wit^Dh a feeling quar^Eme ^D And I said, says I, ^Emto a passer-by: whose the maid with t^Ghe nut bro^Dwn hair' ^{Em C Em} Oh he smile^Gd at me and with ^Ampride says he; that's the gem^G of Ireland's crown. ^{Em D} She's young Rosie McGa^Emnn from the banks of the Bann sh^Ge's the star of the county ^{D Em C Em}Down.

^EmShe'd a soft brown eye and a look so sly a^Gnd a smile like a r^Dose in June ^{Em D} An^Emd you cra^Gved^D each^Em note^C fr^Emom her lily-white throat as she lifted an Irish tune ^GAt th^Ame patt^Gern d^Emance you^D'd be held in trance as she tripped through a jig or a reel When^Em her eye^Gs she^D'd ro^Emll s^Che ^Emwould lift your soul and your heart she would quickly steal

^EmNow I've r^Goamed^D a ^Embit wa^Ds never hit since my traveling days began Bu^Emt fair^G and ^Dsqu^Emare ^CI s^Emurrendered there to the charms of young Rosie McCann With^G my ^Amheart ^Gto le^Emt sure ^Dno tenant yet did I meet with a shawl or a gown But ^Emin she w^Gent a^Dnd ^EmI as^Cked^Em no rent from the star of the County Down. Chorus: