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By a lonely prison wall

I heard a young girl calling

Micheal they are taking you away

For you stole Trevelyn's corn

So the young might see the morn

Now it's lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry

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 your free

Against the Famine and the Crown

I rebelled they ran me down

Now you must raise our child with dignity

By a lonely harbor wall

I watched the last star falling

As that prison ship sailed out against the sky

Now she'll wait and hope and pray

For her love in Botany Bay

Now it's lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry