The Fields of Athenry Lyrics

The song The Fields of Athenry is performed by Dropkick Murphys in the album named Tessie in the year 2004 .



By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay.

[Chorus:]
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 cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity.

[Chorus]

By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.

[Chorus]



Dropkick Murphys - Tessie

Aug 2004

  1. Tessie
  2. The Fields of Athenry
  3. Nut Rocker
  4. The Burden (unreleased track)
  5. Tessie (Old Timey Baseball Organ Version)

The Fields of Athenry