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| The Fields of Athenry D G D A By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling D G A Michael they have taken you away D G D A For you stole Travallions Corn so the young might see the morn D G D A Now a prison ship lies anchored in the bay Chorus: D G D A Low lie the fields of Athenry D G A Where once we watched the small free birds fly D G Our love was on the wing D A We had dreams and songs to sing D G D A It's so lonely around the fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall, she heard her young man calling Nothing matters Mary when you're free Against the famine and the crown I rebelled they shot me down Now you must raise our child with dignity Chorus By a lonely prison wall she watched the last star falling As the prison ship sails out against the sky But she'll wait and hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay Oh it's so lonely around those fields of Athenry Chorus |