Donegal Danny Lyrics

Donegal DannyI remember the night that he came in from the wintry cold and dampA giant of a man in an oilskin coat and a bundle that told he was a trampHe stood at the bar and he called a pint then turned and gazed at the fireOn a night like this to be safe and dry is my one and only desireChorus:So here's to those that are dead and gone the friends that I loved dearAnd here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, saying Donegal Danny's been here me boysDonegal Danny's been hereThen in a voice that was hushed and low he said 'Listen I'll tell you a taleHow a man of the sea became a man of the roads and never more will set sailI've fished out of Howth and Killybegs Ardglass and BaltimoreBut the cruel sea has beaten me and I'll end my days on the shoreChorus,One fateful night in the wind and the rain we set sail from Killybegs townThere were five of us from sweet Donegal and one from County DownWe were fishermen who worked the sea and never counted the costBut I never thought ere that night was done that my fine friends would all be lostChorus,Then the storm it broke and drove the boat to the rocks about ten miles from shoreAs we fought the tide we hoped inside to see our homes once moreThen we struck a rock and holed the bow and all of us knew that she'd go downSo we jumped right into the icy sea and prayed to God we wouldn't drownBut the raging sea was rising still as we struck out for the landAnd she fought with all her cruelty to claim that gallant bandBy St John's Point in the early dawn I dragged myself on the shoreAnd I cursed the sea for what she'd done and vowed to sail her never moreChorus,Ever since that night I've been on the road travelling and trying to forgetThat awful night I lost all my friends I see their faces yetAnd often at night when the sea is high and the rain is tearing at my skinI hear the cries of drowning men floating over on the wind'Chorus and repeated chorus.