The Fields of Athenry Songtext
von The Irish Tenors

By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
Michael, they have taken you away
For, you stole Trafalgian′s corn, so the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Lo, 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,
Nothin' matters Mary when you're free,
Against the famine and the Crown,
I rebelled, they brought me down.
Now, you must raise our child with dignity...
Lo, 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 harbor wall, she watched the last star falling,
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky,
Sure she'll live and hope and pray
For her loving Bonnie Bay
It′s so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry
Lo, 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