No Use For A Name - Fields Of Athenry Lyrics






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.
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.





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  1. R.... H....

    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.
    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.

  2. J.... W....

    like 5 years of watching this video and I only figured out there's a kiss song at the end, oh dear

  3. V.... M....

    Head up

  4. J.... L....

    How fucking dare they

  5. D.... A....

    so fucking amazing i love this disc forever :)))))))))

  6. K.... J....

    Great song, but the speed makes it lose the original emotion and sense of protest and pride.

  7. 7.... ....

    My family is from England, some of them were sent to Aus. I'd love to go meet their (my) family some day.

  8. J.... H....

    Not really, because they set out to do completely different things with the song.

  9. T.... B....

    R.I.P. Tony :(