Ella Whelan Songtext

von Judy Small

All chubby and charming you lie in your cot
And you smile for th e one with the camera
With your rosy red cheeks and your soft auburn hair
You lie in the palm of my hand
Your mother and I we go back along way
Over half of our lives to our young student days
We live now on the opposites side of the world
But we call for a chat now and then
And how will the world turn for you Ella Whellan?
What will it give you and what will it take?
Oh may the tides of life carry you gently
And storms leave you safe in their wake.
Its a friendship that's lasted through famine and feast
Over distance and different choices
And we've always been able to pick up the threads
After years and in different places
And now here you are in the palm of my hand
Caught by the camera for family and friends
Who won't see the baby that lies in your cot
Til a little girl stands in her place
Ella Whellan
And when you look over your shoulder of life
And you're weighing the weeds and the flowers
May the blossoms outnumber the brambles for you
And may you know a friendship like ours