Sure if I had the wings of a swallow
I would travel over the sea
And a rocky old road I would follow
To a place that's heaven to me
When the sun goes to rest, way down in the west
I'll build such a nest, in the place I love best
In that dear little town, in the old County Down
It will linger way down in my heart
Though it never was grand, it's my fairy land
Just a wonderful world set apart
Oh my island of dreams, you're with me it seems
And I care not for fame or renown
Like the black sheep of old, I'll return to the fold
Little town in the old County Down
In the evening when shadows are falling
Round the old door without any key
There's a voice in my dreams ever calling
There are eyes ever watching for me
There's someone I bless, with true tenderness
And it's she I'll caress, when I bring happiness
In that dear little town, in the old County Down
It will linger way down in my heart
Though it never was grand, it's my fairy land
Just a wonderful world set apart
Oh my island of dreams, you're with me it seems
And I care not for fame or renown
Like the black sheep of old, I'll return to the fold
Little town in the old County Down
Like the black sheep of old, I'll return to the fold
Little town in the old County Down