I remember the night that he came in   From the wintry cold and damp   A giant of a man in an oilskin coat   And the bundle that told he was a tramp   He stood at the bar and he 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   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys   Donegal Danny's been here       Then in a voice that was hushed and low   He 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       So here's to those that are dead and gone   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys   Donegal Danny's been here       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       So here's to those that are dead and gone   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys   Donegal Danny's been here       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   Then 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       So here's to those that are dead and gone   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me 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   I see their faces yet   And often at night when the sea is high   And the rain is tearing at my skin   I hear the cries of drowning men   Floating over on the wind       So here's to those that are dead and gone   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys   Donegal Danny's been here       So here's to those that are dead and gone   The friends that I loved dear   And here's to you then I'll bid you adieu   Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys   Donegal Danny's been here