By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl callin' 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 Low lie the fields of Athenry Where we once watched the small free bird 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 callin' 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 By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling As that prison ship sailed out against the sky For she'll live in hope and pray For her love in Botany Bay It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry