Sir Bobby's Song : John D. Lewis.
A Tribute to Sir Bobby Robson (1933 - 2009).

To many, Sir Bobby Robson was just a retired football manager.

But in his native North-East England, he was a hero to his fellow Geordies: a man who's honesty and integrity shone through a sport increasingly led by avarice and self-interest.

Bobby fought off cancer for years before finally succumbing on July 31, 2009.

In his final years, he set up the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation - a charity focused on ways of detecting cancer early and finding new drugs to treat - and eventually BEAT - cancer.

The day Sir Bobby died, I couldn't help but pick up my guitar: there was a song there and I didn't know why or what ... or where it came from.

Within 30 minutes, the words and music were complete and a few hours later, it was recorded.

It's NOT a mournful song: it's a positive memory of Sir Bobby and a mark of the Geordie nation's respect for him.

John D. Lewis.