LYRICS
By lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
Michael they are taking you away
For you stole Trevaillian's corn
So the young might see the morn
Now the prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Chorus:
Lo 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 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 ran me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
Chorus
By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last hour falling
As the prison-ship sailed out against the sky
But she'll wait and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry