The Dodger's Return
Recorded at Contact Studios, Tallaght. Recording Engineer Gerry Horan. Guitar and vocals Tony Bardon. Backing vocalist Danai Kelleher
The Dodger's Return was written by Tony Bardon and Mervyn Ennis to celebrate the remarkable recovery that David Conway is making from his horrendous fall in Brisbane earlier in the year He is a man of great resilience and great courage.and he is very fortunate in having "Dodger's Army" a devoted group of friend around the world who gather together online to send him love and support him in whatever way they can.
Dodger's ArmyOn July 7th 2017, our friend David "Dodge" Conway fell 7 seven stories from a construction site in Brisbane, Australia.
His mother, Connie, father, Shay, and brothers, Richard and Stephen dropped everything and flew from Dublin to be by his bedside in Australia. In the days that followed, David's friends and family from all over the world gathered together online to show their love and support for the one and only David "Dodge" Conway.We Are Dodgers Army This video was made with love and in support for David Conway, his family, his partner, Viv, and daughter, Keisha. Dave we may not all be right beside you, but we are always right behind you. You truly are a living legend and an inspiration to all of us. The Chief, The Champ, The David “Dodge” Conway. We love ya, man. O là Go là. Dodgers Army |
MERVyN Ennis
Mervyn Ennis is a native of Dublin and now lives in Saggart. He has had his poetry recognised in Irish and British awards and in Irish, British, Italian and Australian publications. The form ranges from traditional to performance poems, from reflections of a frugal, rural childhood, to working alongside the Travellers as a community worker to experiences as head social worker in the Irish Military peacekeeping arena where he experienced at first hand the futility of war
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Video of "The Dodgers Return"
Tony Bardon and Danai Kelleher
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The Dodger’s Return
You fell down from seven stories They thought you were gone Another book of life to close It’s time to move on But you are made of sterner stuff Than mere mortal men The Dodge is on his way back To be with us again The past will never be undone But Dodge, you broke the mould Just like the Gaelic warrior breed In the bygone days of old We know you’ll fight the good fight And we’re with you all the way Forget about the future Just take it day by day Pre- Chorus Hey Dodge, we love you, Man We want you to be whole And though your body’s broken They’ll never break your soul We know your war’s not over But every day ‘til then You will gently beat in our hearts Until we meet again Chorus But now it’s time to move on And start your life anew It’s going to be different But you will still be you |
You have got what it takes You were not built to quit You’ll never let your spirit break That’s about the size of it Where once we shared your laughter Now we’ll shed your tears We will hold you gently in our hearts While you confront your fears Chorus But now it’s time to move on And start your life anew It’s going to be different But you will still be you Hey Dodge, we love you, Man We want you to be whole And though your body’s broken They’ll never break your soul We know that you are far away And though your path is so cruel We can’t wait until the day We can meet you in Rathcoole We know that you’re so far away And though your path is so cruel We just can’t wait until the day We can meet you in Rathcoole |