[Verse 1]
So it's finally come, you have left this world
But we'll miss our Kate, our darling girl
We held your hand, kissed your lovely brow
And bid farewell, you're sailing now
Free from the pain
You laid that burden down
But you're strong and giving heart
Will surely be your crown

[Chorus]
As you slip the surly bonds of earth and sail way
Perhaps we will meet again somehow, some day
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 'til the sun come up
You fed our souls, you filled our cup
With your perfect words and oh 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 the taste of joy and strife
You were the sweetest note in the chord of life
[Chorus]
Now you've slipped the surly bonds of earth and sailed way
Perhaps we will meet again somehow, some day
But if there was one name I could consecrate
It would be yours, it would be Kate