Fields of Athenry

By the lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling: "Michael they've taken you away For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn Now the 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 It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry By the 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 ran me down You must now 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 It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry By the lonely prison wall she watched the last star falling As the prison ship sailed out against the sky But she'll hope and wait and pray for her love in Bontany 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 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