Daddy was a handsome lad
Close on seventeen
And every girl he met was mad
To be Danny's queen.

Danny dear, oh, Danny dear
Danny don't be cold
Now's the time for loving dear
Not when we grow old.

First came Kate and then came Sue
And after her came Jane
And each girl in her turn would sing
To Danny this refrain.

Danny dear, oh, Danny dear
Danny don't be cold
Now's the time for loving dear
Not when we grow old.


But Danny was the roving kind
And he would not stay
In the arms of any girl
Even when she'd say.

Danny dear, oh, Danny dear
Danny don't be cold
Now's the time for loving dear
Not when we grow old.

Then one day he met a girl
As fair as any rose
And Danny's roving days were done
For she made him propose.

Aileen dear, oh, Aileen dear
Aileen don't be cold
Now's the time for loving dear
Not when we grow old...