Lyrics
I heard a young girl calling, we had dreams and songs to sing, it s so lonely round the fields of athenry
i heard a young girl calling
where once we watched the small free birds fly
Against the famine and the crown, i heard a young man calling
For her love in botany bay, so the young might see the morn An, now you must raise our child with dignity
So the young might see the morn, low lie the fields of athenry
It s so lonely round the fields of athenry, against the famine and the crown
our love was on the wing
Low lie the fields of athenry, by a lonely prison wall, by a lonely prison wall
We had dreams and songs to sing, we had dreams and songs to sing
Our love was on the wing, it s so lonely round the fields of athenry
When you re free, low lie the fields of athenry
sure she ll wait and hope and pray
By a lonely harbor wall, our love was on the wing, our love was on the wing
Now you must raise our child with dignity, for her love in botany bay
For you stole trevelyan s corn, our love was on the wing, low lie the fields of athenry
We had dreams and songs to sing, it s so lonely round the fields of athenry
They have taken you away, now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay, our love was on the wing
now you must raise our child with dignity
Low lie the fields of athenry, for you stole trevelyan s corn
We had dreams and songs to sing, it s so lonely round the fields of athenry, it s so lonely round the fields of athenry
our love was on the wing
Sure she ll wait and hope and pray, our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
Where once we watched the small free birds fly, for you stole trevelyan s corn
For you stole trevelyan s corn, they have taken you away
We had dreams and songs to sing, so the young might see the morn