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HENNESSY ROAD

by Dave Warner

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One day 30 years ago I was in Hong Kong and wandered into an antique shop to discover, to my horror, that most everything in there was ivory. Not long after I wrote this song `Hennessy Road' - the shop was in Hennessy Road. The song is really I suppose a lament on what humans have to done to these wonderful creatures. I hope this song spreads awareness and raises some money for the many organisations dedicated to helping elephants. Martin Cilia my friend and collaborator produced.

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HENNESSY ROAD
The jeep roars round a dusty bend
No conversation from the men
Who sit in back and nurse their guns like bruises
We’re somewhere in savanna land
And here we are about to learn
What God creates man kills if he chooses

Here she thunders cut her down the rifles roar she hits the ground
Soon she is a chess set an ornate fan or mess set
A curio for the jet set on Hennessy Road.

The jeep is stopped nothing stirs
The men are tense they know the herd
Is heading their way soon it will be pay-day
The Chinese man pays very well
The men know that their wives will thrill
For money and for food to feed the family
(stop) Far away a tinkling bell orders the mammoth killed

Here she thunders cut her down the rifles roar she hits the
Soon she is a chess set an ornate fan or mess set
A curio for the jet set on Hennessy Road.
On Hennessy Road

From Dubai to Tenerife these once mighty monoliths
Now tip-toe daintily cross coffee-tables
God gave these noble beasts to man
Who shrunk them for his greedy hands
God help man if his hide is ever prized
By those Hennessy eyes.

Here she thunders cut her down the rifles roar she hits the
Soon she is a chess set an ornate fan or mess set
A curio for the jet set on Hennessy Road.
On Hennessy – ro-o-ad
On Hennessy rd.

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released July 21, 2023
Dave Warner (vocal) Martin Cilia (guitars, bass, extras) Lloyd Gyi (drums) Nicole Warner and Bill Beare (backing vocals) Clare O'Meara (violin, accordion)

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Dave Warner Sydney, Australia

Bob Dylan declared Dave Warner his favourite Australian artist. In 1973 Warner formed Pus, Australia’s first punk band.
He travelled to London in 1975 and developed a concept of original Australian music, `suburban rock’. Warner returned to Perth in 1976 and formed Dave Warner’s from the Suburbs an instant success. Warner continues to write and record music and is author of 20 books. ... more

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