Dropkick Murphys Field Of Athenry Lyrics

Field Of Athenry Lyrics

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they have
taken you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn
So the young might see the
morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

chorus
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
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 ran me down
Now you must raise our child with
dignity

By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star
falling
As that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she'll wait
and hope and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely 'round the
Fields of Athenry.