A beautiful girl
a beautiful irish girl
a beautiful girl
cathleen
and if the song that i write is no good
won't you listen to it please anyway
and if the words that i write are misunderstood
won't you listen to them please anyway
this song is for cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
and if you hear i was kissing another
don't be jealous it's only your mother
so take it from father to daughter
this song is for cathleen
and if you hear that i kissed your sister
don't be jealous for how could i resist her
don't be angry for one day you might miss her
she's oh so like cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl
a beautiful irish girl
a beautiful girl
a beautiful irish girl
cathleen
so if the song that i write is no good
won't you listen to it please anyway
and if the words that i write are misunderstood
listen to them please anyway
this song is for cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
a beautiful girl cathleen
cathleen
cathleen
she's a beautiful girl
a beautiful irish girl
a beautiful girl
a beautiful irish girl
cathleen
now shut up and go to bed!