Firkin Donegal Danny song lyrics

I remember the night when he came in

from the wintry cold and damp:

a giant of a man in an oilskin coat

and a bundle that told he was a tramp.

He went to 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

sayin' "Donegal Danny's been here, me boys"

Donegal Danny has been here.

Then in a voice that was hushed and low

he sad listen I tell you a tale

how a man of the sea became the man of the road

and never more will set sale.

We fished out of Howth and Killybegs,

Ardglass and Baltimore

but the cruel sea has beaten me

and I end my days on the shore.

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.

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.

By St. John's Point in the early dawn

I dragged my way on the shore

and cursed the sea for she'd taken my friends

and wowed to sail her never more.