There is a countryard here in Chicago Down by the river where no one goes We could be married there in the countryard By this old Spanish priest that no one knows And he'll say "Nel blu, dipinto Dipinto di blu Felice de stare Di stare lassu" That means you love him And he loves you "Piu bel ci sono Ci sei tu" Kathleen, Kathleen, Kathleen The best one in the world Kathleen, Kathleen, Kathleen I've always been crazy about Irish girls I've always been crazy about Irish girls Hey, hey, hey, hey Hey, hey, Come what may Her, hey, hey, hey I'm gonna take you away, away Kathleen, Kathleen, Kathleen I've searched through all the world I dream of you, Kathleen I've always been crazy about Irish girls I've always been crazy about Irish girls