John Mcdermott - Kathleen lyrics

Kathleen : to pan and terry Blown like a leaf on a warm summer breeze A vision approached me as cool as you please With her strawberry hair and a wink in her eye To say i was smitten would not be a lie Gathering courage i started to speak To ask of her name but my heart felt too weak Like i'd gone to heaven before i had died I mumbled the question she calmly replied 'kathleen' Well i remember my first motorbike With her riding pillion i'd not heard the like Of her giggles and squeels as we leaned left and right And feeling her arms round my chest holding tight Whilrwind romances were never my speed But this one took off like a runaway steed When she said she was having the time of her life I knew then this vision would soon be my wife, kathleen Oh kathleen the memories you've left me They'll be with me through all of my days Thinking there's safety in numbers no doubt Acounts for the fact that the wholw town turned out To behold how serenely she walked down the aisle But trembled and blushed as i kissed her sweet smile Picnics on beaches and punts on the lake Luck seemed to serve us a slice of life's cake That was more than enought to sustain us through years When laughter would somehow give way to some tears kathleen Oh kathleen the memories you've left me They'll be with me through all of my days Then at the ball she looked ever so sweet Heavy with child but still light on her feet Every head turned our way as we whirled o'er the floor And i love her more than i'd loved her before (instrumental) Two caring children siobhan and marie A grand little grandchild to bounce on my knee They're a fine testimonial to all that was right In keeping our candle of love burning bright, kathleen Now as my life nears its own eventide It's almost as though she were here by my side Such a presence an aura so perfectly made My beautiful vision that never will fade kathleen