Donegal Danny Lyrics - Singles - 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 

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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 

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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