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In reply to the discussion: What is the most depressing song ever? [View all]lost-in-nj
(18,339 posts)93. The Fields of Athenry
The Fields of Athenry
Pete St. John
By a lonely prison wall
I heard a young girl calling
Micheal 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.
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.
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 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.
on edit: any song from Les Mis
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When I was a little bitty kid in the 50s, this song really made me sad
aint_no_life_nowhere
Feb 2013
#11
I had never seen a song by him. You know Eileen is an homage, sort of, to him? Here ya go.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#30
here are a few Sad Songs - don't know about depressing but, they are kinda sad
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2013
#15
Billy Jack! here is another one considered to be sad by many (me included)
Tuesday Afternoon
Feb 2013
#99
Same old lang syne song (Dan Fogelberg) a/k/a I met my old lover in the grocery store...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2013
#23
Yes, I was thinking the other night that I wish I had a "rewind" function on my life.
Still Blue in PDX
Feb 2013
#103
"The Christmas Shoes" ... even though I am an atheist ... this gets me every time :(
tandot
Feb 2013
#44
"Scarecrow" by Melissa Ethridge and when I was younger "Wildfire" by Michael Martin Murphey
Behind the Aegis
Feb 2013
#60
Ah, I remember listening to this with my boyfriend on his 8-track on our second date.
Still Blue in PDX
Feb 2013
#109