Verse 1:
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Near a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl cal-ling
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Michael they have taken you away
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For you stole trevelyens corn so the young might see the morn
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Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Chorus:
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Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
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Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
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Its so lonely round the fields of athenry
Verse 2:
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By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man cal-ling
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Nothing matters Mary when you're free
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Against the famine and the crowd I rebelled they called me down
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Now you must raise a child with dignity
Chorus:
G   C       G         Em           G                                      D
Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
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Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
D                                     G
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry
Verse 3:
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By a lonely hobble wall she watched the last stalk fal-ling
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As the prison ship sailed out across the sky
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Sure she'll wait and hope and pray for her love in barney bay
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It's so lonely round the fields of athenry
Chorus:
G   C       G         Em           G                                      D
Low lie the fields of athenry where once we watched the small free birds fly
G                   C            G                    D
Our love was on the wing we had dreams and songs to sing
D                                     G
Its so lonely round the fields of athenry