| A beautiful girl
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| A beautiful Irish girl
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| A beautiful girl, Cathleen
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| And if the song that I write is no good
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| Won’t you listen to it, please anyway?
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| And if the words that I write are misunderstood
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| Won’t you listen to them, please anyway?
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| This song is for Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| And if you hear I was kissing another
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| Don’t be jealous, it’s only your mother
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| So take it from father to daughter
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| This song is for Cathleen
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| And if you hear that I kissed your sister
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| Don’t be jealous, for how could I resist her
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| Don’t be angry, for one day you might miss her
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| She’s, oh so like Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl
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| A beautiful Irish girl
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| A beautiful girl
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| A beautiful Irish girl, Cathleen
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| So if the song that I write is no good
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| Won’t you listen to it, please anyway?
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| And if the words that I write are misunderstood
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| Listen to them, please anyway
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| This song is for Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| She’s a beautiful girl Cathleen
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| My Cathleen, Cathleen
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| A beautiful girl Cathleen
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| Cathleen, Cathleen
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| She’s a beautiful girl
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| A beautiful Irish girl
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| A beautiful girl
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| A beautiful Irish girl, Cathleen
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| Now shut up, go to bed |