The Fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall Low lie the Fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall Low lie the Fields of Athenry By a lonely harbor wall Low lie the Fields of Athenry
He heard a young girl calling
Micheal they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.
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.
I heard a young man calling
Nothing matters Mary when you're free,
Against the Famine and the Crown
I rebelled they ran me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
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.
I watched the last star falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure I'll wait and hope and pray
For hmy love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round 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.