(written by townes van zandt)
Strange to see, the sun dont shine today
But I aint in the mood for sunshine anyway
Maybe Ill go insane, got to stop the pain
Maybe Ill go down to see kathleen
Swallow comes, tells me her dreams
Says shed like to know just what they mean
Feel like I could die as I watch her flying by
Riding the north wind down to see kathleen
Stars hang high with the ocean roar
The moon has come to lead me to a door
Its crystal `cross the sand, the waves they take my hand
Soon Im gonna see my sweet kathleen
Soon Im gonna see my sweet kathleen
(repeat all 3 verses)