Donegal Danny
Phil Coulter

I remember the night that he came in

From the wintry cold and damp

A giant of a man in an oilskin coat

And the bundle that told he was a tramp

He stood at the bar and he called a pint

Then turned and gazed at the fire

On a night like this to be safe and dry

Is my one and only desire

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

Then in a voice that was hushed and low

He said: Listen I'll tell you a tale

How a man of the sea became a man of the roads

And never more will set sail

I've fished out of Howth and Killybegs

Ardglass and Baltimore

But the cruel sea has beaten me

And I'll end my days on the shore

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

One fateful night in the wind and the rain

We set sail from Killybegs town

There were five of us from sweet Donegal

And one from County Down

We were fishermen who worked the sea

And never counted the cost

But I never thought ere that night was done

That my fine friends would all be lost

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

Then the storm it broke and drove the boat

To the rocks about ten miles from shore

As we fought the tide we hoped inside

To see our homes once more

Then we struck a rock and holed the bow

And all of us knew that she'd go down

So we jumped right into the icy sea

And prayed to God we wouldn't drown

But the raging sea was rising still

As we struck out for the land

And she fought with all her cruelty

To claim that gallant band

By St John's Point in the early dawn

I dragged myself on the shore

And I cursed the sea for what she'd done

And vowed to sail her never more

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

Ever since that night I've been on the road

Travelling and trying to forget

That awful night I lost all my friends

I see their faces yet

And often at night when the sea is high

And the rain is tearing at my skin

I hear the cries of drowning men

Floating over on the wind

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I loved dear

And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu

Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys

Donegal Danny's been here

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