The Fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl cal- ling
Michael they are taking you a way For you stole Trevelyans corn .
So the young might see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Low lie the fields of Athen ry 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 Athen- ry
By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man cal- ling
Nothing matters Mary when you’re free Against the famine and the crown
I re belled they cut me down Now you must raise our child with dignity .
Low lie the fields of Athen ry 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 Athen- ry
By a lonely harbour wall She watched the last star fal- ling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky For she lives to hope and pray
For her love in Botany bay It’s so lonely round the fields of Athen ry
Low lie the fields of Athen ry 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 Athen - ry
