Donegal Danny Lyrics - Singles - Dubliners

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"