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Dubliners
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I remember the night that he came in from the wintery
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Cold and damp
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A giant of a man in an oilskin coat, and a bundle that
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Told he was a tramp
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He stood at the bar and he called a pint, then turned
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And gazed at the fire
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On a night like this, to be save and dry is my one and
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Only desire
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
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Then in a voice that was hushed and low he said
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"Listen, I'll tell you a tale"
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How a man of the sea became a man of the road and never
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More will set sail
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I fished out of Howth and Killybegs, Ardglass and
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Baltimore
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But the cruel sea has beat' me and I'll end my days on
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The shore
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
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One fateful night in the wind and the rain we set sail
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From Killybegs town
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There were five of us from sweet Donegal and one from
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County Down
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We were fishermen who worked the sea and never counted
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The cost
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But I never thought 'ere that night was done, that my
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Fine friends would all be lost
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
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Then the storm it broke and drove the boat, to the
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Rocks about ten miles from shore
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As we fought the tide, we hoped inside to see our homes
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Once more
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Then we struck a rock and holed the bow and all of us
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Knew that she'd go down
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So we jumped right into the icy sea and prayed to God
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We wouldn't drown
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But the ragin' sea was risin' still as we struck out
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For the land
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And she fought with all her cruelty to claim that
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Gallant band
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By Saint John's point in the early dawn I dragged
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Myself on the shore
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And I cursed the sea for what she'd done and vowed to
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Sail her never more
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
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Ever since that night I've been on the road, travelin'
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And tryin' to forget
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That awful night I lost all my friends, I see their
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Faces yet
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And often at night when the sea is high and the rain is
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Tearing at my skin
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I hear the cries of drowning men, floating over on the
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Wind
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
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So here's to those that are dead and gone, the friends
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That I loved dear
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And here's to you and I'll bid you adieu, sayin'
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"Donegal Danny's been here, me boys,
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Donegal Danny's been here"
The Dubliners - Donegal Danny
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