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“The Fields of Athenry” is an Irish folk ballad set during the Great Irish Famine (1845–1850) about a fictional man named Michael from near Athenry in County Galway who has been sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food for his starving family. It is a widely known and...
[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"
[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
[Verse 2]
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"
[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
[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
It's so 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
It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry
The Fields of Athenry was written by Pete St. John.
The Fields of Athenry was produced by Ken Casey.
Dropkick Murphys released The Fields of Athenry on Tue Jun 10 2003.