As I stand above the starboard bow
And watch the ocean foam
As I view each new horizon
I grow further from my home
I'm sailing on a foreign ship
That's bound for Montreal
But I'd give the world
To make my destination Donegal
I would make my way from Malin
To Bundoran through Raphoe
Or Portsalon down to Killybegs
By Creeslough and Dungloe
I'd wander around Barnesmore Gap
But everyone I'd call
And beyond the Bluestack mountains
To the town of Donegal
Oh Donegal I miss you
And I'll never understand
Why I left you for those far off lands
Against my hearts command
Whatever fortune comes my way
Whatever may befall
I know I'll make my final destination Donegal
I know I'll make my final destination Donegal
