I am heading out of town Thursday night so I have to skip the Frailing Banjo Lick Of The Week unless I can get a free hour or two before I left. I want to thank Joel Simpson for playing along and helping me get everything done before I had to take off.

Play along and have fun!

Fields of Athenry MP3

Fields of Athenry in D (PDF)

FIELDS OF ATHENRY

[D]By a lonely prison wall, I [G]heard a young girl [D]call – [A7]ing

[D]Michael they have [G]taken you [A7]away

For you [D]stole Trevelyn’s [G]corn, so the [D]young might see the [A7]morn

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the [D]bay [G] [D]

Chorus:-
[D]Low [G]lie, the [D]fields of Athen – [Bm]ry

Where [D]once we watched the [Bm]small birds [A7]fly

Our [D]love was on the [G]wing, we had [D]dreams and songs to [A7]sing

It’s so lonely ’round the fields of Athen – [D]ry [G] [D]

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 ran me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

Chorus

By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling
And that prison ship sailed out against the sky
Sure she’ll wait and hope and pray, for her love in Botany Bay
It’s so lonely ’round the fields of Athenry