Fields of Athenry/The Connaughtman's Rambles

By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young woman call
Michael, they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyan’s corn, so your babe could see the morn
Now a prison ship lies anchored in the bay

CH: Fair 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 call
Nothing matters, Mary, when you’re free
Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, and they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

CH:

By a wind-swept harbor wall, as she watched the last star fall
A prison ship silhouette against the sky
All she can do is hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
And weep ‘round the fields of Athenry

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