Near Banbridge town, in the County DownOne morning last JulyDown a bóithrín green came a sweet cailínAnd she smiled as she passed me byShe looked so sweet from her two bare feetTo the sheen of her nut brown hairSuch a winsome elf, I'm ashamed of myselfFor the see of her standing thereFrom Bantry Bay of the Derry's QuayFrom Galway to Dublin townNo maid I've seen like the fair cailínThat I met in the County DownAs she onward sped, sure I scratched my headAnd I looked with a feelin' rareAnd I says, says I, to a passer-by"Who's the maid with the nut brown hair?"Well he looked at me and he said to me"That's the gem of Ireland's crownYoung Rosie McCann from the banks of the BannShe's the star of the County Down."From Bantry Bay of the Derry's QuayFrom Galway to Dublin townNo maid I've seen like the fair cailínThat I met in the County DownShe had soft brown eyes with a look so shyAnd a smile like the rose in JuneAnd she sang so sweet, what a lovely treatAs she lilted an Irish tuneAt the Lammas dance I was in a tranceAs she whirled with the lads of the townAnd it broke me heart just to be apartFrom the Star of the County DownFrom Bantry Bay of the Derry's QuayFrom Galway to Dublin townNo maid I've seen like the fair cailínThat I met in the County DownAt the Harvest Fair she'll be surely thereSo I'll dress in my Sunday clothesWith my shoes shone bright and my hat cocked rightFor a smile from my nut brown roseNo pipe I'll smoke, no horse I'll yokeTill my plough was a rust colour brownAnd a smiling bride by my own firesideSits the star of the County DownFrom Bantry Bay of the Derry's QuayFrom Galway to Dublin townNo maid I've seen like the fair cailínThat I met in the County DownFrom Bantry Bay of the Derry's QuayFrom Galway to Dublin townNo maid I've seen like the fair cailínThat I met in the County Down
