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Cathleen

Cathleen lyrics by Phil Lynott. A beautiful girl A beautiful irish girl A beautiful girl Cathleen And if the song that I write is no good Wont you listen to...

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Cathleen

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A beautiful girl

A beautiful irish girl

A beautiful girl

Cathleen

And if the song that I write is no good

Wont you listen to it please anyway

And if the words that I write are misunderstood

Wont 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

Dont be jealous its only your mother

So take it from father to daughter

This song is for cathleen

And if you hear that I kissed your sister

Dont be jealous for how could I resist her

Dont be angry for one day you might miss her

Shes 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

A beautiful irish girl

Cathleen

So if the song that I write is no good

Wont 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

A beautiful girl cathleen

Cathleen

Cathleen

A beautiful girl cathleen

Cathleen

Cathleen

Shes a beautiful girl

A beautiful irish girl

A beautiful girl

A beautiful irish girl

Cathleen

Now shut up and go to bed!

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