verse:

I'm in love with a charming young lady,

Just the finest young lady on earth;

A gem of the very first water,

And I'm proud that she's Irish by birth.

I met her beneath the green bowers,

I kissed her and liked it so well,

She blushed like the fairest of flowers

That grew in a mossy green dell.



chorus:

Kathleen, so fair and bright,

Star of eve and darkest night;

Mid shady lane and meadow green

I long to roam with sweet Kathleen.

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Words & music by Helene Mora

First published in 1894, now in public domain.

Source Harmony Heritage Songs #10