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the barleycorn - donegal danny lyrics

[verse 1]
i remember the night that he came in
from the wint’ry cold and damp
that giant of a man in oilskin coat
and a bundle that told he was a tramp
he stood at the bar and he pulled a pint
then turned and gazed at the fire
on a night like this, to be safe and day
is my one and only desire

[chorus]
so here’s to those who 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,”
“donеgal danny’s been here”

[verse 2]
then in thе voice that was hushed and low
he said, “listen and i’ll tell you a tale”
“how a man of the sea became a man of the road
and vowed he never more would sail fished out of howth and k!llybegs
ardglass and baltimore
but the cruel sea has beaten me
and i’ll my days on the shore”
[chorus]
so here’s to those who 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”

[verse 3]
“one fateful night in the wind and rain
we set sail from k!llybegs town
there was five of us from sweet donegal
and one from county down
we were fishermen who worked the sea
and never counted for cost
i never thought ‘ere that night was done
that my five friends would all be lost”

[chorus]
so here’s to those who 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”

[verse 4]
then the sea, it broke and it drove the boat
to the rocks about ten miles from shore
as we fought the tide, we hoped inside
to sea 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
[verse 5]
but the raging sea was risin’ still
as we struck out for the land
and she fought with all her cruelty
to claim that gallant band
by saint john’s point in the early morn
i dragged myself on the shore
and i cursed the sea for what she’d done
and vowed i’d sail her never more

[verse 6]
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
[chorus]
so here’s to those who 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”

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