Lyrics
for a smile from my nut-brown rose
did i see in shawl or gown
I ll be surely there, and from galway to dublin town, since my roving career began
That s the gem of old ireland s crown, sits the star of the county down Down, and from galway to dublin town
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair, sure i shook myself Marc, near to banbridge town
no maid i ve seen like the sweet colleen
To a passer-by, she s young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann the, to a passer-by
With my shoes shone bright, sure i shook my head
To a passer-by, she looked so sweet from her two bare feet, who s the maid with the nut-brown hair?
Sure i shook my head, till a smiling bride by my own fireside, from bantry bay up to derry quay
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair, such a coaxing elf
That s the gem of old ireland s crown, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
sure i shook my head
With my shoes shone bright, she s young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann, that i met in the county down
To a passer-by, at the harvest fair
To make sure i was really there, with my shoes shone bright, sure i shook my head
And she smiled as she passed me by, near to banbridge town Star, from bantry bay up to derry quay
She s the star of the county down., one morning last july of, as she onward sped
but ne er was hit
To the charms of young rose mccann, she s young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann
She looked so sweet from her two bare feet, near to banbridge town
and my hat cocked right
Well i ve traveled a bit, then fair and square i surrendered there
Near to banbridge town, till a smiling bride by my own fireside the, as she onward sped
He smiled at me, one morning last july, though with rust my plow turns brown
For a smile from my nut-brown rose, who s the maid with the nut-brown hair?
From the star of the county down, sits the star of the county down, though with rust my plow turns brown
And no horse i ll yoke, and my hat cocked right the, to the sheen of her nut-brown hair
Sure i shook my head, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
Sits the star of the county down, down a boreen green came a sweet colleen Down, i ll be surely there
no maid i ve seen like the sweet colleen
Down a boreen green came a sweet colleen, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
In the county down, from bantry bay up to derry quay
From bantry bay up to derry quay, then fair and square i surrendered there, she looked so sweet from her two bare feet
I d a heart to let and no tenant yet, to a passer-by
To the sheen of her nut-brown hair, i ll be surely there Star, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
She s young rosie mccann from the banks of the bann, though with rust my plow turns brown Marc, and i ll dress in my sunday clothes
I ll be surely there, and i looked with a feeling rare the, but ne er was hit
But ne er was hit, to make sure i was really there
and she smiled as she passed me by
Till a smiling bride by my own fireside, she looked so sweet from her two bare feet
In the county down, i ll be surely there
Since my roving career began, one morning last july
and no horse i ll yoke
near to banbridge town
One morning last july, till a smiling bride by my own fireside
with my shoes shone bright
To make sure i was really there, she s the star of the county down., i ll be surely there
To a passer-by, as she onward sped the, she s the star of the county down.
And my hat cocked right, to the sheen of her nut-brown hair
In the county down, near to banbridge town
as she onward sped
From the star of the county down, i d a heart to let and no tenant yet of, since my roving career began
then fair and square i surrendered there
Who s the maid with the nut-brown hair?, sure i shook my head
That i met in the county down, that i met in the county down Down, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
He smiled at me, that s the gem of old ireland s crown Marc, and with pride says he
And i ll dress in my sunday clothes, then fair and square i surrendered there Gunn, that s the gem of old ireland s crown
i d a heart to let and no tenant yet
And she smiled as she passed me by, from the star of the county down, from the star of the county down