B5 E5 E5 By a lonely prison wall A5 E5 B5 I heard a young girl calling E5 A5 B5 Micheal they are taking you away E5 A5 For you stole Trevelyn's corn E5 B5 So the young might see the morn. E5 A5 E5 Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay. E5 A5 E5 C#5 Low lie the Fields of Athenry E5 C#5 B5 Where once we watched the small free birds fly. E5 A5 E5 B5 Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing E5 A5 E5 It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry. E5 By a lonely prison wall A5 E5 B5 I heard a young man calling E5 A5 B5 Nothing matter Mary when your free, E5 A5 Against the Famine and the Crown E5 B5 I rebelled they cut me down E5 A5 E5 Now you must raise our child with dignity. E5 A5 E5 C#5 Low lie the Fields of Athenry E5 C#5 B5 Where once we watched the small free birds fly. E5 A5 E5 B5 Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing E5 A5 E5 It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry. E5 By a lonely harbor wall A5 E5 B5 She watched the last star falling E5 A5 B5 As that prison ship sailed out against the sky E5 A5 Sure she'll wait and hope and pray E5 B5 For her love in Botany Bay E5 A5 E5 It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry. E5 A5 E5 C#5 Low lie the Fields of Athenry E5 C#5 B5 Where once we watched the small free birds fly. E5 A5 E5 B5 Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing E5 A5 E5 It's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry. * Alternate: Capo II