By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling ♪ Michael they are taking you away, For you stole Trevelyan's corn So the young might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay 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 cut me down Now you must raise our child with dignity 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 ♪ It's so lonely round the Fields of Athenry