The fields of Athenry
Paddy Reilly
The fields of Athenry
By the lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
Micheal they have taken you away
For you stole trevelins 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 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 your free
against the famine and the Crown, i rebelled they cut medown
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 the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
it's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry
By the lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star falling
as the prison ship sailed out against the sky
for she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botanybay
and it's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry
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Low lie the Fields of Athenry
where once we watched the small free birds fly
our love was the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
it's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry