(First off, Joe, I'm a guy. Second, for whom it may concern, I'm not one of the traveling people, just a guy whose nickname is Tinker.)

As best as I can tell off the album, the lyrics are these:


WHEN WE DANCED IN DONEGAL
(Conor Makem)

1. I remember the cattle were in that year for the winter was long and cold,
And the old man was cursin' Neal all the day as he drove them to town to be sold.
I told him that Jimmy had the loan of a car and was drivin' to Donegal town,
And I asked him could he drive all the cattle just himself and the hound.

CHORUS: Ah, but that was long ago, when the roads were driven slow.
A man could whistle gaily if he had a girl or no,
When the piper played his tunes and the fear-an-ti would call,
The night when first I met you and we danced in Donegal.

2. We took the road to Killybegs, and we drove by Inver Bay,
Overtaking a tractor before Mountcharles that was towing a fresh load of hay.
The farmer he winked and his wee dog he barked as he pulled to the side to give way.
And as sure as the weather he went home for a drop of the tay. (Chorus)

3. The door to the barn was open and the smoke was billowing out,
And the fear-an-ti was takin' requests and the dancers all started to shout.
He called for "The Siege of Ennis" and the crowd fairly gave out a cheer,
And I knew fairly well that the night would be magic in here. (Chorus)

4. Then Jimmy he tugged the arm of my shirt and he pointed away to the wall,
And I saw you, and wondered why the prettiest girl wasn't dancin' with no one at all.
He told me a girl that was pretty as you wouldn't dance with a farmer as I,
And I knew he was right, but I'd be damned if I still wouldn't try.

LAST CHORUS: For it wasn't so long ago when the roads were driven slow.
A man can still whistle gaily if he has a girl or no;
And the piper plays his tunes, and the fear-an-ti still calls,
And I always will remember when we danced in Donegal.