Don'T Worry Mate Poem by Francis Duggan

For weeks on end now you've been in despair
You are stone broke and feel that life's unfair
Refused for small loan from your so called friend Ted,
Don't worry mate there's better days ahead.

Your erstwhile friends don't call you on the phone
And you feel sad and very much alone
The faithless rats your sinking ship have fled
But don't worry mate there's better days ahead.

Your boss refused you a small rise in pay
And nothing now seems to be going your way
And of disappointments you've had more than your share
But things will get better if you hang in there.

You feel things for you could not be much worse
And that someone on you must have put a curse
But on you soon dame fortune she may smile
And the hard lessons you have learned may seem worth while.

You've been struggling hard just for to make ends meet
But don't cave in for that would mean defeat
And just remember what the old bloke said
'Don't worry mate there's better days ahead'.