I remember the night that he came in

From the wintery 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 he called for a pint

And turned and gazed at the fire

On a night like this to be safe and dry, is my hearts 

only desire



So here's to those that are dead and gone

The friends that I love dear

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

Since Donegal Danny's been here me boys,

Donegal Danny's been here



Then in a voice that was hushed and low, 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



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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



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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

Than 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



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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 the rain is tearing at me skin 

I hear the cries of drowning men floating on the wind



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