Fields of Athenry
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.
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Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams & 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 & the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
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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 & pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
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