Fields of Athenry

[Verse 1] 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" [Verse 2] Low lie the fields of At hen rye Where once we watched the small free birds fly Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely 'round the fields of At hen rye [Verse 3] 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" Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing It's so lonely 'round the fields of At-hen-rye [Verse 4] By a lonely harbour wall She watched the last star falling As that prison ship sailed out against the sky For she lived in hope and pray For her love in Botany Bay It's so lonely 'round the fields of At-hen-rye [Bag Pipes]