Time for a Song...

Well, everyone, I don't have much to say at present. The main reason that I'm posting this is because I've discovered a new (well, "new" is relative, of course - the song itself is actually rather old) song that, surprisingly, I had never heard before until a few days ago. It fits in rather well with last week's visit to the Kilmainham Gaol, since many Irishmen and women were imprisoned there during the Great Famine for stealing food. I really liked this song a lot, even if it is sad, so I just wanted to share it with you. It was recently covered by (here they are again...) the Dropkick Murphys, so you may have heard it before: here's "The Fields of Athenry."

The Dubliners: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtQ6a8gA7qk
Paddy Reilly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9InnXP64To
Dropkick Murphys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10agPj0Vzu4

The Fields of Athenry (Pete St. John)
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."

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
Now 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 fought, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity."

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
Now it's so lonely 'round the Fields of Athenry.

By a lonely harbor wall
She watched the last star falling
As 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.

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.