| 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 |