I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen

St. Patrick’s Day 2026

I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen

by Thomas Paine Westendorf

I’ll take you home again,

Kathleen

Across the ocean

wild and wide

To where your heart

has ever been

Since first you were

his bonnie bride.

The roses all

have left your cheek

I have watched them

fade away

and die.

Your voice is sad

when e’er you speak

And tears bedim

your loving eyes.

Oh, I will take you back,

Kathleen,

to where your heart

will feel no pain

And when those fields

are fresh and green

I shall take you to

your home

again.

Oh, I will take you back,

Kathleen,

to where your heart

will feel no pain

And when the fields

are fresh and green

I shall take you to

your home

again.