By a lonely prison wall,
I heard a young girl calling
"Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan'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 birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Now It's 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."

Chorus:
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
Now It's lonely
round the fields of Athenry.

By a 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 Botany Bay
It's so lonely
round the fields of Athenry.

Chorus:
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
Now It's so lonely
round the fields of Athenry.
It's so lonely
round the fields of Athenry.

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