Daddy was a handsome lad close on seventeen And every girl he met was mad to be Danny's queen Danny dear oh Danny dear Danny don't be cold Now's the time for loving dear not when we grow old First came Kate and then came Sue and after her came Jane And each girl in her turn would sing to Danny this refrain Danny dear oh Danny dear...
But Danny was the roving kind and he would not stay In the arms of any girl even when she'd say Danny dear oh Danny dear... Then one day he met a girl as fair as any rose And Danny's roving days were done for she made him propose Aileen dear oh Aileen dear Aileen don't be cold Now's the time for loving dear not when we grow old