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The Dodger's Return

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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.  
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Dodger's Army

On 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.
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Dodgers Army


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MERVyN Ennis 

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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

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
 



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​ ​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

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  • Index of Songs
    • A new light shining
    • A silly love song
    • A Thousand Gin Soaked Nights
    • Beverley Cooper-Flynn
    • Come my lovely daughter
    • Cloudy Lady Emma
    • Creation
    • Daffodils
    • Don't trap my spirit in a twisted frame
    • Future Shock
    • Going Away
    • Heaven on her mind
    • I can hear my heart calling
    • I see his blood upon the rose
    • Love's here to stay
    • Love's here to stay Bi
    • Mandela Gandhi and King
    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Slovenia
    • Sunflowers
    • Three Hearts Beat in Time
    • There's more to life
    • The Ballad of Alexander Campbell
    • The Dodger's Return
    • The Fiddler of Dooney
    • The Garden of Ireland
    • The Greatest of These is Love
    • The Joke's On Me
    • The Language of Flowers
    • The Ocean of Love
    • The Power of Now
    • The Wild Swans at Coole
    • They all keep running back to you
    • Vulnerable
    • Parodies
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