Darlin' Kate

[Verse 1:] So it's finally come, you have left this world But we'll miss our Kate, our darling girl We held your head, kissed your lovely brow And bid farewell, you're sailing now Free from the pain, you lay that burden down But you're strong and giving heart Would surely be your crown [Chorus:] As you slip the surly bonds of earth and sailed way Perhaps we will meet again somehow, someday Until then, there's nothing we can do but wait To see once more, our darling Kate [Verse 2:] All those nights we sang, talked 'till the sun come up You fed our souls, you filled our cup With your perfect words and all that voice We fell in love, we had no choice And I can't say for sure where you have gone But in that place, I'm betting there's a better song We've all known down here, taste of joy and strife You were the sweetest note in the chord of life [Chorus:] Now you slipped the surly bonds of earth and sailed way Perhaps we will meet again somehow, someday But if there was one name I could consecrate It would be yours, it would be Kate