Dubliners, Donegal Danny (1967)
^{Key: :[A#] (w: Phil Coulter)}

INTRO: [A#] [D#] [A#] [Gm] [A#] [F] [A#]

VERSE 1:
[A#] I remember the night that [D#] he came [A#] in
From the [D#] wintery cold and [A#] damp
A giant of a man in an [Gm] oilskin coat
And the [D#] bundle that told he was a [F] tramp

VERSE 2:
He [A#] stood at the bar and he [D#] called a [A#] pint
Then [D#] turned and gazed at the [A#] fire
On a night like this to be [Gm] safe and dry
Is my [D#] one and only [F] desire

CHORUS:
So [A#] here's to those who are [D#] dead and [A#] gone
The friends that I loved [F] dear
And [A#] here's to you and I'll [D#] bid you [A#] adieu
Sayin' Donegal [F] Danny's been [A#] here me [Gm] boys
[A#] Donegal [F] Danny's been [A#] here

VERSE 3:
[A#] Then in a voice that was [D#] hushed and [A#] low
Said [D#] listen I'll tell you a [A#] tale
How a man of the sea became a [Gm] man of the road
And [D#] never more will set [F] sail

VERSE 4:
I [A#] fished out of Howth and [D#] Killy-[A#]-begs
Ard-[D#]-glass and Balti-[A#]-more
But the cruel sea has [Gm] beaten me
And I'll [D#] end my days on the [F] shore

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 5:
[A#] One fateful night in the [D#] wind and the [A#] rain
We set [D#] sail from Killybegs [A#] town
There were five of us from sweet [Gm] Donegal
And [D#] one from County [F] Down

VERSE 6:
We were [A#] fishermen who [D#] worked the [A#] sea
And [D#] never counted the [A#] cost
But I never thought when that [Gm] night was done
That [D#] my fine friends would all be [F] lost

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 7:
[A#] Then a storm it broke and [D#] rolled the [A#] boat
On the [D#] rocks about ten miles from [A#] shore
As we fought the tide we [Gm] hoped inside
To [D#] see our homes once [F] more

VERSE 8:
Then [A#] we struck a rock and [D#] holed the [A#] bow
And [D#] all of us knew she'd go [A#] down
So we jumped right into the [Gm] icy sea
And [D#] prayed to God we wouldn't [F] drown

VERSE 9:
But the [A#] raging sea was [D#] rising [A#] fast
As [D#] we set out for the [A#] land
And she fought with all her [Gm] cruelty
To [D#] claim that gallant [F] band

VERSE 10:
By [A#] St Johns Point in the [D#] early [A#] dawn
I [D#] dragged myself on the [A#] shore
And I cursed the sea for [Gm] what she'd done
And [D#] vowed to sail her never [F] more

REPEAT CHORUS:

VERSE 11:
[A#] Ever since that night I've been [D#] on the [A#] road
[D#] Travelling and trying to [A#] forget
That awful night I lost [Gm] all my friends
I [D#] see their faces [F] yet

VERSE 12:
And [A#] often at night when the [D#] sea is [A#] high
And the [D#] rain is tearing at my [A#] skin
I can hear the cries of those [Gm] dying men
[D#] floating over on the [F] wind

REPEAT CHORUS: [x2]