ARIZONA IRISH MUSIC SOCIETY

    THE FIELDS OF ATHENRY

       By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl callin'
       Michael they have taken you away
       For you stole Trevelyn's corn 
       So the young might see the morn
       Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

Chorus:   Low lie the fields of Athenry, 
          Where once we watched the small free bird 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 cut me down
       Now you must raise our child with dignity.

       By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star falling
       As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
       For she'll live in hope and pray 
       For her love in Botany Bay
       It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

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