The Dubliners - Donegal Danny lyrics

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"