By lonely prison walls I heard a young girl calling Singing Michael they have taken you away For you stole Trevelyn's corn so the young might see the morn Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay Low, 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 around the fields of Athenry By lonely harbor walls I heard a young man calling Singing 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 in dignity Low, 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 around the fields of Athenry