Athen Rye

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
"Michael, they have taken you away
For you stole Trevellan's corn
That the young might see the dawn
Now a prison ship is waiting in the bay."

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Low lie the fields of Athen Rye
Where once we watched the small freebirds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
Now it's lonely in the fields of Athen Rye.

By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young man calling
"Nothing matters Mary, when you're free
'Gainst the famine and the crown
I rebelled, they cut me down
Now you must raise our child with dignity."

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By a lonely harbour wall
She watched the last star falling
As a prison ship moved out against the bay
Now she'll watch and wait and pray
For her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely in the fields of Athen Rye.

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