[Verse]
By a lonely prison wall, he heard a young girl calling,
"Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn,
Now the prison ship lies waiting in the bay."

[Chorus]
And low lie the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly, (Hey baby, let the free birds fly!)
Our love was on the wing, (Sinn Féin!)
We had dreams and songs to sing, (IRA!)
Now, it's lonely round the fields of Athenry.

[Verse]
By a lonely harbour wall, she heard a young man calling,
"Well, nothing matters, Mary, when you're free,
Against the famine and the Crown, (Fuck the Crown!)
I rebelled, they ran me down,
Now you must raise our child with dignity."

[Chorus]
And low lie the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly, (Hey baby, let the free birds fly!)
Our love was on the wing, (Sinn Féin!)
We had dreams and songs to sing, (IRA!)
Now, it's lonely round the fields of Athenry.

[Verse]
By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling,
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky,
She can only hope and pray,
For her love in Botany Bay,
Now, it's lonely round the fields of Athenry.

[Chorus]
And low lie the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly, (Hey baby, let the free birds fly!)
Our love was on the wing, (Sinn Féin!)
We had dreams and songs to sing, (IRA!)
Now, it's lonely round the fields of Athenry.

[Chorus]
And low lie the fields of Athenry,
Where once we watched the small free birds fly, (Hey baby, let the free birds fly!)
Our love was on the wing, (Sinn Féin!)
We had dreams and songs to sing, (IRA!)
Now, it's lonely round the fields of Athenry,
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.