The Fields of Athenry

[Verse 1]

By a lonely prison wall

I heard a young girl calling

"Michael, they have taken you away

For you stole Trevelyan's corn

So the young might see the morn

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 2]

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 cut me down

Now you must raise our child with dignity"

[Chorus]

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

[Verse 3]

By a lonely harbor wall

She watched the last star falling

As that prison ship sailed out against the sky

Sure, she'll wait and hope and pray

For her love in Botany Bay

It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry

[Chorus]

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