Lyrics:

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
My 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, ahe's a beautiful girl Cathleen
My 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