[Verse 1]
Sit down, old man
And have a whiskey and tell me a tale
About the black dog
Or the time you wouldn't go to jail

[Chorus]
And you were a mad man
And I know that much is true
You'd beat a lot to death for looking wrong at you
And blood was on the wall wherever you had been
Take me home again, Kathleen

[Verse 2]
Cards are the devil, you say
Just look in the fireplace
And the embers burn so bright
That I can hardly see your face

[Chorus]
And you were a mad man
And I know that much is true
You'd beat a lot to death for looking wrong at you
And blood was on the wall wherever you had been
Take me home again, Kathleen
[Bridge]
Make me a potato sandwich
And I will make the tea
Make mine with spelt bread
And I'll make sure yours has whiskey

[Outro]
You haunt a generation, do you realize?
My father looks at me, he can see you sometimes
Oh, call me Joseph and call me your kin
And take me home again, Kathleen