| lyric | 1. I'll take you home again, Kathleen,
Across the ocean wild and wide,
To where your heart has ever been,
Since first you were my bonny bride.
The roses all have left your cheek,
I’ve watched them fade away and die;
Your voice is sad whene’er you speak,
And tears bedim your loving eyes.
Chorus
I will take you back, Kathleen,
To where your heart will feel no pain,
And where the fields are fresh and green,
I’ll you to your home again!
2. I know you love me, Kathleen dear,
Your heart was ever fond and true,
I always feel when you are near
That life holds nothing dear but you.
The smiles that once you gave to me,
I scarcely ever see them now,
Though many, many times I see
A dark’ning shadow on your brow.
3. To that clear home beyond the sea
My Kathleen shall again return,
And when thy old friends welcome thee,
Thy loving heart will cease to yearn.
Where laughs the little silver stream,
Beside your mother’s humble cot,
And brightest rays of sunshine gleam,
There all your griefs will be forgot. |