Phil Coulter - Donegal Danny lyrics
rate meI remember the night that he came in<br />
From the wintry cold and damp<br />
A giant of a man in an oilskin coat<br />
And the bundle that told he was a tramp<br />
He stood at the bar and he called a pint<br />
Then turned and gazed at the fire<br />
On a night like this to be safe and dry<br />
Is my one and only desire <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here <br />
<br />
Then in a voice that was hushed and low<br />
He said: Listen I'll tell you a tale<br />
How a man of the sea became a man of the roads<br />
And never more will set sail<br />
I've fished out of Howth and Killybegs<br />
Ardglass and Baltimore<br />
But the cruel sea has beaten me<br />
And I'll end my days on the shore <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here <br />
<br />
One fateful night in the wind and the rain<br />
We set sail from Killybegs town<br />
There were five of us from sweet Donegal<br />
And one from County Down<br />
We were fishermen who worked the sea<br />
And never counted the cost<br />
But I never thought ere that night was done<br />
That my fine friends would all be lost <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here <br />
<br />
Then the storm it broke and drove the boat<br />
To the rocks about ten miles from shore<br />
As we fought the tide we hoped inside<br />
To see our homes once more<br />
Then we struck a rock and holed the bow<br />
And all of us knew that she'd go down<br />
So we jumped right into the icy sea<br />
And prayed to God we wouldn't drown <br />
<br />
But the raging sea was rising still<br />
As we struck out for the land<br />
And she fought with all her cruelty<br />
To claim that gallant band<br />
By St John's Point in the early dawn<br />
I dragged myself on the shore<br />
And I cursed the sea for what she'd done<br />
And vowed to sail her never more <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here <br />
<br />
Ever since that night I've been on the road<br />
Travelling and trying to forget<br />
That awful night I lost all my friends<br />
I see their faces yet<br />
And often at night when the sea is high<br />
And the rain is tearing at my skin<br />
I hear the cries of drowning men<br />
Floating over on the wind <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here <br />
<br />
So here's to those that are dead and gone<br />
The friends that I loved dear<br />
And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu<br />
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys<br />
Donegal Danny's been here</
