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By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling,
"Michael, they are taking you away;
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn;
Now the prison ship lies waiting in the bay."
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 'round the fields of Athenry.
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling,
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free;
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they ran me down;
Now you must raise our child with dignity."
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 '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;
But she waits in hope and prays,
For her love in Botany Bay;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
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 'round the fields of Athenry.
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry.
(As performed by Anchors Aweigh) (Capo 2nd Fret)
Intro: [A] [D]
Chorus:
Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen- [Bm] ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small, free-birds [A] fly;
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
By a lonely prison wall, I [G] heard a young girl [D] call- [A] ing,
[D] "Michael, they are [G] taking you a- [A] way;
For you [D] stole Trevelyan's [G] corn,
So the [D] young might see the [A] morn;
Now the prison ship lies waiting in the [D] bay."
Chorus:
Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen- [Bm] ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small, free-birds [A] fly;
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
By a lonely prison wall, I [G] heard a young man [D] call- [A] ing,
[D] "Nothing matters, [G] Mary, when you're [A] free;
Against the [D] famine and the [G] crown,
I re- [D] belled, they cut me [A] down;
Now you must raise our child with digni- [D] ty."
Chorus:
Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen- [Bm] ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small, free-birds [A] fly;
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
By a lonely harbour wall, she [G] watched the last star [D] fall- [A] ing,
As the [D] prison ship sailed [G] out against the [A] sky;
But she [D] waits in hope and [G] prays,
For her [D] love in Botany [A] Bay;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
Chorus:
Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen- [Bm] ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small, free-birds [A] fly;
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
Chorus:
Low [G] lie the [D] fields of Athen- [Bm] ry,
Where [D] once we watched the small, free-birds [A] fly;
Our [D] love was on the [G] wing,
We had [D] dreams and songs to [A] sing;
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [D] ry.
It's so [A] lonely 'round the fields of Athen- [G] ry. [A] [D]
~ Chords contributed by Bob Dumais ~