文本歌词

Donnegal Danny - Waxies Dargle
I remember the night that he came in
From the wintry cold and damp
A giant of a man in an oilskin coat
Bundle that told he was a tramp
When he stood at the bar and he called a pint
Turned and gazed at the fire
On a night like this to be safe and warn
Is my one and only desire
And here's to those that are dead and gone
The friends that I loved dear
And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here
Oh then in a voice that hushed and low
He said listen I'll tell you a tale
How a man of the sea became a man of the roads
Never more will set sail
I've fished out of Howth of Killybegs
Ardglass and Baltimore
But the cruel sea has beaten me
Now I'll end my days on the shore
And here's to those that are dead and gone
The friends that I loved dear
And here's to you and 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
Set sail from Killybegs town
There were five of us from sweet Donegal
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
Why fine friends would all be lost
And 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
While the storm it broke and drove the boat
And the rocks about ten miles from shore
As we fought the tide while we hoped inside
To see our homes once more
Then we struck a rock and holed the bow
All of us knew that she'd go down
So we jumped right into the icy sea
Prayed to God we wouldn't drown
But the raging sea was rising still
When we struck out for the land
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 I vowed I sail her never more
And 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
While 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
And here's to those that are dead and gone
The friends that I loved dear
And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here
Here's to those that are dead and gone
The friends that I loved dear
Here's to you and I'll bid you adieu
Saying Donegal Danny's been here me boys
Donegal Danny's been here