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Near Bambridge town in the County Down
One mornin’ last July
Down the boreen green came a sweet colleen
And she smiled as she passed me by.

Oh, she looked so sweet from her two bare feet
To the sheen of her nut brown hair
Such a winsome elf that I pinched myself
For to see I was standing there.

From the Bantry Bay, to the Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I’ve seen like the sweet colleen
That I met at the County Down.

As she onward sped, while I scratched my head
And I looked with a feelin’ rare
And I says, says I to a passerby
‘Who’s that maid with nut brown hair?’

He smiled at me and and he says, says he
‘She’s the gem of Ireland’s crown
She’s young Rose McCann from the banks of the Bann
She’s the star of the County Down.’

From the Bantry Bay, to the Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I’ve seen like the sweet colleen
That I met at the County Down.

Well I’ve travelled a bit, but never been hit
Since my roving career began;
Never fair and square, but I surrendered there
To the charms of young Rose McCann.

With a heart to let, no tenant yet
Did I meet when the travel began,
But in she went and I asked no rent
From the Star of the County Down.

From the Bantry Bay, to the Derry Quay
And from Galway to Dublin town
No maid I’ve seen like the sweet colleen
That I met at the County Down.

Note: This is an in-game version. The official track is found in the second volume of the Official AC4 Sea Shanty Edition Soundtrack.

Washington: Connor.

Connor: Commander.

Washington: It’s good to see you.

Connor: You have what you set out for. What will you do with it?

Washington: A fair question. But if truth be told, I do not know. Men with far greater minds than mine will build this country’s foundation, a task I am simply not equipped for. Have you played Bocce before? I’m really growing quite fond of it. I think I’ll have a green built in Mount Vernon when I return.

Connor: All that death and sacrifice and you mean to leave the important tasks to ‘better men’ while you play games? I might have expected it.

Washington: Connor…

Connor: Whether you think you are worthy or capable of the task, after the things we’ve done to ensure this outcome, you should not have the luxury of peace.

Connor: Commander?

Washington: I have failed them, Connor. Only look around to know my words are true. This revolution once seemed a righteous thing. Our cause pure and just. We asked only for what all people deserve: liberty, equality, and respect. The Empire should have embraced us. Instead they pushed for war – a war, it seems, they are now destined to win. I dared to dream of better things. Behold what it has wrought.

Connor: Such dark thoughts will cripple a man. But only if he lets them. Look again. Out there stand men and women determined to be free. Such a struggle is rarely easy, and never without sacrifice. I have often asked myself a thousand times if I would not be happier back amongst my people, living a quieter, simpler life. But if I abandoned my cause – if you abandoned yours, Commander – who would take our places? And what would become of the people who rely upon us?

Washington: It isn’t right that they should suffer when I do not. If the ground must be their mattress, so too will it be mine.

Connor: And what about the storm?

Washington: If I can’t take a stand against some snow, then there really is no hope for us.

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