The Fields of Athenry lyrics
This is a heartbreaking ballad about a man who was unjustly taken away to prison for stealing corn, leaving his young wife and child behind. The narrator reflects on their former life together in the fields of Athenry, where they were free and filled with dreams and songs. As the prison ship sails out of sight, the wife watches with a heavy heart, knowing that she must now raise their child alone.
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Michael they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyans corn
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lay waiting in the bayLow 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 AthenryBy 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 dignityLow 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 AthenryBy a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lives to hope and pray
For her love in Botany bay
It's so lonely around the fields of Athenry
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Who is the author of the song The Fields of Athenry?
The song The Fields of Athenry was written by The Dubliners.
- Who sings the song The Fields of Athenry?
The song The Fields of Athenry is performed by The Dubliners.