The Fields of Athenry
(Lyrical rendition as sung by Paddy Reilly)

(Thank you to James Corbally for contributing this!)

By lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling,
"Michael, they have taken you away.
For you stole Travelian's corn,
So our 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 freebirds fly.
Our love was on the wing,
We had dreams and songs to sing
Now it's lonely round the fields of Athenry.

 By 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 or put) me down,
 Now you must raise our child with dignity."

  -Chorus-
 
By lonely harbour wall,
 She watched the last star fallin'
 As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
 For she'll live in hope and pray,
 For her love in Botany Bay
 It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
 (Back to Chorus till fade)