Dubliners - Donegal Danny lyrics

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I remember the night that he came in from the wintery

Cold and damp

A giant of a man in an oilskin coat, and a 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 save 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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"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 road and never

More will set sail

I fished out of Howth and Killybegs, Ardglass and

Baltimore

But the cruel sea has beat'n 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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"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 ragin' sea was risin' still as we struck out

For the land

And she fought with all her cruelty to claim that

Gallant band

By Saint 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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,

Donegal Danny's been here"

Ever since that night I've been on the road, travelin'

And tryin' 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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"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 and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'

"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,

Donegal Danny's been here"