{"id":1422,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/donegal-danny"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"donegal-danny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/donegal-danny\/","title":{"rendered":"Donegal Danny"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n

I remember the night that he came in
\nFrom the wintery cold and damp
\nA giant of a man in an oilskin coat
\nAnd a bundle that told he was a tramp
\nHe stood at the bar and he called for a pint
\nAnd turned and gazed at the fire
\nOn a night like this to be safe and dry, is my hearts only desire<\/p>\n

So here’s to those that are dead and gone
\nThe friends that I love dear
\nAnd here’s to you, and I’ll bid you adieu
\nSince Donegal Danny’s been here me boys,
\nDonegal Danny’s been here<\/p>\n

Then in a voice that was hushed and low, said listen I’ll tell you a tale
\nHow a man of the sea became a man of the roads
\nAnd never more will set sail
\nI’ve fished out of Howth and Killybegs, Ardglass and Baltimore
\nBut the cruel sea has beaten me and I’ll end my days on the shore<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

One fateful night in the wind and the rain
\nWe set sail from Killybegs town,
\nThere were five of us from sweet Donegal
\nAnd one from County Down,
\nWe were fishermen who worked the sea
\nAnd never counted the cost
\nBut I never thought ‘ere that night was done
\nThat my fine friends would all be lost<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

Then the storm it broke and drove the boat
\nTo the rocks about Ten miles from shore,
\nAs we fought the tide we hoped inside to see our homes once more
\nThan we struck a rock and holed the bow
\nAnd all of us knew that she’d go down
\nSo we jumped right into the icy sea
\nAnd prayed to God we wouldn’t drown<\/p>\n

But the raging sea was rising still, as we struck out for the land
\nAnd she fought with all her cruelty, to claim that gallant band
\nBy St John’s point in the early dawn
\nI dragged myself on the shore
\nAnd I cursed the sea for what she’d done
\nAnd vowed to sail her never more<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/p>\n

Ever since that night, I’ve been on the road
\nTravelling and trying to forget
\nThat awful night I lost all my friends, I see their faces yet
\nAnd often at night when the sea is high
\nAnd the the rain is tearing at me skin
\nI hear the cries of drowning men floating on the wind<\/p>\n

Chorus X 2 (No tag)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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