C

By the lonely prison wall

F C G G7

I heard a young girl calling,

C F G G7

Michael, they are taking you away,

C F

For you stole Trevelyn's corn,

C G

So the young might see the morn,

G G7 C F C

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

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C F C Am

Low, lie the fields of Athenry,

C Am G G7

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

C F

Our love was on the wing,

C G

We had dreams and songs to sing

G G7 C F C

It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

C

By a lonely prison wall

F C G G7

I heard a young man calling,

C F G G7

Nothing matters Mary when you're free,

C F

Against the Famine and the Crown,

C G

I rebelled they ran me down,

G G7 C F C

Now you must raise our child with dignity.

CHORUS

C

By a lonely harbour wall

F C G G7

She watched the last star fall - ing

C F G G7

And that prison ship sailed out against the sky

C F

Sure she'll wait and hope and pray

C G

For her love in Botany Bay,

G G7 C F C

It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

CHORUS