Nell Morgan

You don't mention of your troubles to Nell Morgan
Or moan to her about your no luck year
She'll tell you life is not a flowering garden
And of your troubles i don't wish to hear.

For Nell has had her share of life's disasters
And she has known her sorrows i've been told
Her only child was drowned out at the 'Nobbies'
And he was only seventeen years old.

Her husband left her for another woman
And she worked hard to raise Declan on her own
Don't talk to her of your financial problems
When greater sorrows than you she has known.

For her son Declan there seemed to be good future
Till he was taken from her by the sea
A photo of him still adorn her sideboard
She kept it as a cherished memory.

Some people say Nell Morgan is a cynic
But they don't understand all she's been through
If you had lost what you had loved and worked for
Might you not show the darker side of you?.

She may seem an unsympathetic woman
And darker side of her you only see
But to those who have just reason for complaining
Nell Morgan too can offer sympathy