American Old Time Song Lyrics: 02 Leave Not Your Kathleen
Theater, Music-Hall, Nostalgic, Irish & Historic Old Songs, Volume 2
Leave Not Your Kathleen
Sung by Miss Jennie Engel.
Oh leave not your Kathleen, there's no one can cheer her,
Alone in the wide world, unpitied she'll sigh:
And scenes that were loveliest, when thou wert but near her,
Recall the sad visions of days long gone by!
'Tis vain that you tell me, you'll never forget me;
To the land of the shamrock you'll ne'er return more;
Far away from your sight, you will cease to regret meYou'll soon forget Kathleen, and Erin-Go-Bragh!
Oh! 1eave not the land, the sweet land of your childhood,
Where Joyously passed the first days of our youth.
Where gaily we wandered 'mid valley and wildwood:
Oh! those were the bright dart of innocent truth!
'Tis vain that you tell me, you'll never forget me;
To the land of the shamrock you'll ne'er return more;
Far away from your sight, you will cease to regret meYou'll soon forget Kathleen, and Erin-Go-Bragh!