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Donegal Danny

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Donegal Danny was released on January 5, 2005 by A-One Music as a part of the album Dedicated

Song Details

Release DateJanuary 5, 2005

LabelA-One Music

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM196

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Coulter

Songwriter

Martin

Songwriter

Lyrics

I remember the night that he came in

From the wintry 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 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

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

And in a voice that was hushed and low

He said listen I'll tell to you a tale

How a man of the sea became a man of the roads

And vowed he'd never more set sail

I've fished out of Howth and Killybegs

Ardglass and Baltimore

But the cruel sea has beaten me

Now I'll end my days upon the shore

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

One fateful night in the wind and rain

We set sail from Killybegs town

There was 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 when that night was done

That my fine friends would all be lost

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

The storm it broke and drove the boat

On 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 in to the icy sea

And prayed to God we wouldn't drown

By St. John's Point in the early hours

I dragged myself upon the shore

And I cursed the sea for what she had done

And I vowed to sail her never more

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my 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

And still I see their faces yet

And often at night when the sea is high

And the rain is tearing at my skin

I can hear the cries of those drowning men

Floating over on the wind

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

So here's to those that are dead and gone

To friends that I loved dear

And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu

Say Donegal Danny's been here, my boys

Donegal Danny's been here

Written by: Coulter, Martin

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