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Fields of Athenry

from Story Girl by The Gothard Sisters

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By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
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 birds 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 struck me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity

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By a lonely harbor wall she watched the last star falling
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she'll live to hope and pray, for her love in Botany bay
It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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credits

from Story Girl, released November 1, 2011
Name: Fields of Athenry (traditional cover)
Composer: Pete St. John
Arrangement: G. Gothard, W. Gothard
Album: Story Girl (2011)

Performance Credits
G. Gothard: guitar, bass, cajon, backing vocals
W. Gothard: violin, bodhran
S. Gothard: vocals, violin
L. Knight: bass

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The Gothard Sisters Seattle, Washington

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The Gothard Sisters bring Celtic folk songs to life with violin, acoustic guitar, mandolin, bodhran, djembe, octave violin, whistle and vocal harmonies, creating music that is "vivid, inspirational and captivating." (Tim Carroll, Folk Words Review 2018)
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