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CARNAUN NATIONAL SCHOOL

By a lonely prison wall I heard a young girl callin'  
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  

Chorus:  
Low lie the fields of Athenry  
Where once we watched the small free bird 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  

By a lonely harbour wall she watched the last star falling  
As that 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  

BAILE ÁTHA 'N RÍ