The Fields Of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling...!
Michael they have taken you away...!
For you stole trevelyn's corn...!
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay...!

*Low lie*
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
Its so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

By a lonely prison wall...!
I heard a young man calling...!
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free"
Against the famine and the crown
I rebelled, they brought me down
Now you must raise our child
With dignity

*Low lie*
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
Its so lonely round the Fields of Athenry

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

*Low lie* 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