Discover the story of the song > Darcy’s Donkey – Gaelic Storm

The protagonist and their friends were caught with alcohol by the police while sneaking it home. D'arcy poured the alcohol into his donkey's food bag to hide it from the police. When the donkey drank the alcohol, it ran so fast that it won a race and later died. The protagonist and their friends made money from the race and celebrated by drinking at a bar, where they joked about making a trophy out of the donkey's behind.