By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl c all- ing,
Michael they ar e takin' you away,
For yo u stole Trevely an's corn, so the young might see the morn,
Now a p rison ship lies waiting in the bay.
L ow lie th e fields of Athenry,
where o nce we watched the small free b irds fly,
Our love was on th e 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 call-ing,
Nothing matters Mary when you're free,
Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled they put me down,
Now you must raise our child with dignity.
By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star fall-ing,
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky,
For she waits and hopes and prays, for her love in Botany bay,
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.