Fields Of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they have taken you away
For you stole Trevallions corn
So the young might see the dawn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

CHORUS
Low lies the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall
she heard a young man calling
Nothing matters Mary when you're free
Against the famine and the crown
I rebelled they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

CHORUS

By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last hours falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
Yet she'll live in hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

CHORUS