Near Banbridge town, in the County Down One morning last July Down a bóithrín green came a sweet colleen And she smiled as she passed me by. Oh she looked so sweet from her two bare feet To the sheen of her nut brown hair. Such a winsome elf, that I pinched myself For to see I was standing there. And from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay And from Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen That I met in the county down. As she onward sped, well I scratched my head, And I looked with a feelin' rare, And I say's, say's I, to a passer-by, "Who's that maid with the nut-brown hair?" Oh he smiled at me and he said, say's he, "She's the gem of Ireland's crown. Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann, She's the star of the county down." And from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay And from Galway to Dublin town, No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen That I met in the county down. Well I've travelled a bit, but I've never been hit Since my roving career began But fair and square I surrendered there To the charms of young Rose McCann. With a heart to let and no tenant yet Did I meet in a raw began But in she went and I asked no rent From the star of the County Down. From the Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay And from Galway to Dublin town No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen That I met in the county down.
[00:02.50]Near Banbridge town, in the County Down [00:05.52]One morning last July [00:08.29]Down a bóithrín green came a sweet colleen [00:10.52]And she smiled as she passed me by. [00:13.72]Oh she looked so sweet from her two bare feet [00:15.90]To the sheen of her nut brown hair. [00:19.10]Such a winsome elf, that I pinched myself [00:21.52]For to see I was standing there. [00:24.58]And from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay [00:27.22]And from Galway to Dublin town [00:30.15]No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen [00:32.74]That I met in the county down. [00:38.28]As she onward sped, well I scratched my head, [00:40.99]And I looked with a feelin' rare, [00:43.76]And I say's, say's I, to a passer-by, [00:46.38]"Who's that maid with the nut-brown hair?" [00:49.10]Oh he smiled at me and he said, say's he, [00:51.58]"She's the gem of Ireland's crown. [00:54.65]Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann, [00:57.34]She's the star of the county down." [01:00.00]And from Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay [01:02.52]And from Galway to Dublin town, [01:05.16]No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen [01:08.17]That I met in the county down. [01:13.65]Well I've travelled a bit, but I've never been hit [01:16.00]Since my roving career began [01:19.08]But fair and square I surrendered there [01:21.76]To the charms of young Rose McCann. [01:24.42]With a heart to let and no tenant yet [01:27.22]Did I meet in a raw began [01:30.00]But in she went and I asked no rent [01:32.66]From the star of the County Down. [01:35.34]From the Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay [01:38.23]And from Galway to Dublin town [01:40.94]No maid I've seen like the sweet colleen [01:43.64]That I met in the county down.
