By a lonely prison wall
 I heard a young girl calling
 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 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 that prison ship sailed out against the sky
 Sure she’ll wait and hope and pray
 For her love in Botany Bay
 It’s so lonely ’round the Fields of Athenry.

 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