Oh Kitty, my darling, remember   That the doom will be mine if I stay   'Tis far better to part, though it's hard to   Than to rot in their prison away   'Tis far better to part, though it's hard to   Than to rot in their prison away      So softly he then kissed her pale lips   'Twas the same story over an o'er   Hush Mavourneen, the police are watching   And you know that I must go ashore   Hush Mavourneen, the police are watching   And you know that I must go ashore      In a day I'll be over the mountain   There'll be time enough left for to cry   So good night and God guard you forever   And write to me won't you, goodbye   So good night and God guard you forever   And write to me won't you, goodbye