The Fields of Athenry By a lonely prison wall I heard a sweet voice calling, "Danny, they have taken you away. For you stole Travelian's corn, That your babes might see the morn, Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay." Chorus Fair lie the fields of Athenry Where once we watched the small freebirds fly. Our love grew with the spring, We had dreams and songs to sing As we wandered through the fields of Athenry. By a lonely prison wall I heard a young man calling "Nothing matters, Jenny, when you're free Against the famine and the crown, I rebelled, they ran me down, Now you must raise our children without me." Chorus On the windswept harbour wall, She watched the last star rising As the prison ship sailed out across the sky But she'll watch and hope and pray, For her love in Botany Bay Whilst she is lonely in the fields of Athenry. Whilst she is lonely in the fields of Athenry. Get The Fields of Athenry Lyrics Flag from IrishNation.com