Star Of County Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Near Banbridge town, in the County Down
One evening last July
Down a bóithrín green came a sweet cailín
And she smiled as she passed me by
She looked so neat in her two bare feet
An' the sheen in her nut-brown hair
Such a coaxing elf, I'd to shake myself
To make sure I was standing there

[Chorus 1]
From Bantry Bay down to Derry Quay
From Galway to Dublin town
No maid I've seen like the fair cailín
That I met in the County Down

[Verse 2]
As she [Dm]onward sped
And I [F]shook my [C]head
And I [Dm]gazed with a feeling [Am]queer
And I [Dm]said, says I, to a [F]passer[C]by
"Who's your [Dm]one with the nut-brown hair?"
He [F]smiled at me, and with [C]pride says he,
"She's the [Dm]gem of old Ireland's [C]crown
Young [Dm]Rosie McCann
from the [F]banks of the [C]Bann
And the [Dm]star of the [C]County [Dm]Down"

[Chorus 2]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry Quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own
[C]She'd a

[Verse 3]
[Dm]soft brown eye and a [F]look so [C]sly
And a [F]smile like a rose in [Am]June
And you [Dm]held each note
in her [F]auburn [C]throat,
as she [Dm]lilted la[C]menting [Dm]tunes
At the [F]pattern dance you'd be [C]in a trance
as she [Dm]skipped through a jig or [C]reel
When her [Dm]eyes she'd roll,
as she'd [F]lift your [C]soul
And your [Dm]heart she would [C]likely [Dm]steal

[Chorus 3]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own

[Verse 4]
At the [Dm]har vest fair she'll be s[F]urely [C]there
and I'll [Dm]dress in me Sunday [Am]clothes
With me [Dm]hat cocked right
and me [F]shoes shone [C]bright
for a [Dm]smile from the [C]nut-brown [Dm]Rose
No [F]horse I'll yoke, nor [C]pipe I'll smoke,
'til the [Dm]rust in me plough turn [Am]brown
And a [Dm]smiling bride by my [F]own fire[C]side
sits the [Dm]star of the [C]County [Dm]Down

[Chorus 4]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own

[Interlude 1]
[Dm][F][C][Dm][Am]
[Dm][F][C][Dm][C][Dm]

[Verse 5]
She'd a [Dm]soft brown eye and a [C]look so sly
And a [Dm]smile like a rose in [Am]June
And you [Dm]held each note
in her [C]auburn throat,
as she [Dm]lilted la[C]menting [Dm]tunes
At the [F]pattern dance you'd be [C]in a trance
as she [Dm]skipped through a jig or [C]reel
When her [Dm]eyes she'd roll,
as she'd [F]lift your [C]soul
And your [Dm]heart she would [C]likely [Dm]steal

[Interlude 2]
[Dm][F][C][Dm][Am]
[Dm][F][C][Dm][C][Dm]
[F][C][Dm][Am]
[Dm][F][C][Dm][C][Dm]

[Chorus 5]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own

[Verse 6]
Near [Dm]Banbridge town, in the [F]County [C]Down
One [Dm]evening last Ju[Am]ly
Down a [Dm]bóithrín green came a [F]sweet cai[C]lín
And she [Dm]smiled as she [C]passed me [Dm]by
She [F]looked so neat in her [C]two bare feet
An' the [Dm]sheen of her nut-brown [Am]hair
Such a [Dm]coaxing elf, I'd to [F]shake me[C]self
to make [Dm]sure I was standing there

[Chorus 6]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own

[Chorus 7]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own

[Chorus 8]
From [F]Bantry Bay down to [C]Derry quay
From [Dm]Galway to Dublin [Am]town
No [Dm]maid I've seen like the [F]fair cai[C]lín
That I [Dm]met in the [C]County D[Dm]own