I remember the night that he came in
For the wintery cold and the damp
A giant of a man in an oil skin coat
And a bundle that told he was tramp
He stood at the bar and he called a pint
And turned and gazed at the fire
On a night like this to be safe and dry is my one and only desire
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So heres to those that are dead and gone the friends that I loved dear
And heres to you and I'll bid you a due
Singing Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here
Then in a voice that was hushed and low he said listen Ill 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 Hoth and Billy-bags, Arglass and Baltimore, But a cruel sea has beaten me and I'll end my days on the shore
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So heres to those that are dead and gone the friends that I loved dear
And heres to you and I'll bid you a due
Singing Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here
One faithful night in the wind and the rain
We set sail killy bays town there were 5 of us from sweet Donegal and one from county down
We were fishermen who sailed the sea and never counted the cost
But I never thought there that night was gone that my fine friends would all be lost
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So heres to those that are dead and gone the friends that I loved dear
And heres to you and I'll bid you a due
Singing Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here
Then the storm has broke and drove the boat to the rocks about 10 miles from shore
As we fought the tide we hoped inside to see our homes once more.
But the ship struck a rock and holed the bow
And all of knew that she'd go down and all of us knew that she'd go down
So we jumped right in to the icey sea and prayed to God we wouldn't drown
But the raging sea was risin still
As we struck out for the land
As she fought with all her cruelty to claim that gall and the band
By st. Johns point in the early dawn
I dragged myself the shore
And I cursed the sea for what she'd done
And vowed to sail her never more
Ever since that night, I've been on the road
Travlin and trying to forget
That awful night I lost all my friends
I see they're faces yet
And often at night when the sea his high and the wind is tearing at my skin
I hear crys of drowning men sailing over on the wind
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So heres to those that are dead and gone the friends that I loved dear
And heres to you and I'll bid you a due
Singing Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here