By a lonely prison wall.
I 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.
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 a lonely prison wall.
I heard a young man calling.
Nothing matter Mary when your free,
against the Famine and the Crown.
I rebelled they ran me down.
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 on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing.
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.
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.
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.