[Verse]
I remember the night when he came in,
From the wintery cold and damp,
A giant of a man in an oilskin coat,
With the bundle which told he was a tramp.

He stood at the bar and called a pint,
And turned and gazed at the fire,
On a night like this to be safe and dry,
Is my one and only desire.

[Chorus]
So, it's here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Verse]
Then in a voice that was hushed and low he said,
"Listen I'll tells you a tale,
How a man of the sea became a man of the road,
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."

[Chorus]
So, it's here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Verse]
"One fateful night in the wind and 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 when that night was done,
That my true friends would all be lost."

[Chorus]
So, it's here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Verse]
"Then the storm it broke and it 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 it holed the bow,
And all of us knew she would go down,
So we jumped right into the icy sea,
And prayed to God we wouldn't drown."

[Chorus]
So, it's here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Verse]
"But the raging sea was rising still,
As we struck out for the land,
And she fought with all of her cruelty,
To claim that gallant band."

"By St John's Point in the early morn,
I dragged myself to the shore,
And I cursed the sea for what she'd done,
And vowed to sail her never more".

[Chorus]
So, it's here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Verse]
"Ever since that night I've been on the road,
Travelling and trying to forget,
That awful night when I lost all my friends,
I see their faces yet."

"And often at night when the sea is high,
And rain is tearing at my skin,
I hear the cries of drowning men,
Floating over on the wind."

[Chorus]
So, it's here to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!"

[Chorus]
So, here's to those who are dead and gone,
The friends that I loved dear,
And it's here's to you then I'll bid you adieu,
Saying "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
Donegal Danny's been here!".