Guitar Tutorial - Fiels Of Athenry - Irish Folk Songs

Learn how to play this classic Irish folk song, Fields Of Athenry, by watching this easy video tutorial by Flynner.

Lyrics:

By the lonely prison wall I heard a young girl calling,
Michael, they are taking 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 ran me down,
Now you must raise our child with
dignity.
REPEAT 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.
REPEAT CHORUS

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[brianflynn23]

@KARLOB84 Hey....delighted that you learned it and well done to Liverpool yesterday (you guys might want to brush up on your penalty taking though !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

[KARLOB84]

great version of the song, thank tou very much, i just need to learn it in time for the cup final tomorrow( i will be singing feilds of anfeild road though )

[brianflynn23]

@thecattlebarons Thanks for that...hope the tears are streaming for the right reason LOL !

[thecattlebarons]

Not my usual sort of thing, but I've got a St. Paddy's gig coming up and you've been an excellent find. Thanks very much. First time I've heard this song and the tears are streaming!

[brianflynn23]

@patrick442222 Thank you very much...I will !

[brianflynn23]

@patrick442222 Delighted that you liked the "little bit of history" with each song. I was not sure whether this was of interest to people but I think a tiny bit of background is good for a better overall understanding of the song.

[brianflynn23]

@marmal320 Thanks for the comment...it is a great song alright.

[marmal320]

Thanks. Good accessible version of a fantastic song!

[patrick442222]

like how he gives the history of a song to

[patrick442222]

great music keep up the good songs