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Fields of Athenry
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By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling,
"Michael they have taken you away."
"For you stole Trefellion`s Corn, So the young might see the dawn"
"Now the Prison Ship lies waiting in the bay"
Chorus
Low lie the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small Freebirds fly.
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing.
Now 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."
Chorus
By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star falling,
As the Prison Ship sailed out against the tide
Now she`ll live in hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay.
Oh it`s so lonely round the fields of Athenry.