Em G D G Em D Em Near Banbridge Town in the County Down, one morning last july, Em G D G Em D Em From a boreen green came a sweet Colleen and she smiled as she passed me by. G D G Em D She looked so sweet from her two bare feet to the sheen of her nut brown hair. Em G D G Em D Em Such a coaxing elf, sure I shook myself for to see I was really there. ***Refren*** G D G Em D >From Bantry Bay up to Derry Quay and from Galway to Dublin Town, Em G D G Em D Em No maid I've senn like the brown Colleen that I met in the County Down. Em G D G Em D As she onward sped, sure I scratched my head and I looked with a feelin' rare, Em G D G Em D Em And I say's, say's I, to a passer by,"Whose the maid with the nut brown hair"? G D G Em D He smiled at me and he say's, say's he,"That's the gem of the Ireland's crown. Em G D G Em D Em Young Rosie McCann from the banks of the Bann, she's the star of the County Down. Em G D G Em D At the harvest fair she'll be surely there so I'll dress in my sunday clothes, Em G D G Em D Em With my shoes shine bright and my heat cocked right, for the smile of a nut brown rose. G D G Em D No pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yoke, till my plough turns rust coloured brown. Em G D G Em D Em Till a smiling bride, by my own fireside sits the star of the County Down.