I am going to post the words to the song, which are my attempt to retell the wonderful story, which opens this thread. I will happily MP3 it to anyone, who would like to hear it:

                        As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

As far as my feet will carry me - I will walk towards my home
Men will try to slow or harry me - every step I'll be alone
They will kill me when they find me – there can be no turning back
I will feel them close behind me – every step along the track

As far as my feet will carry me I will savour every breath
For the only thing I can expect is a certain, painful death
And when the Russians find me – I know I cannot live
For the blood that stains their soil – they never can forgive

As far as my feet will carry me I shall call that man my friend
For the papers that he gave me – he faced a bitter end
In a world gone mad with killing by strangers on his land
There was a man left willing to offer me his hand

As far as my feet will carry me I will quietly slip away
I will follow stars at nighttime – I will hide and sleep by day
And until they catch and kill me I shall seek no company
I shall let the clean air thrill me – I shall spend my last days free

As far as my feet will carry me I will hear the moans and screams
And the faces of my comrades still haunt me through my dreams
If by some miracle I ever get to tell of all their pain
I will tell the world that never must we go through this again

As far as my feet will carry me – my head will itch with lice
My feet are cut and bruised to Hell – I will walk at any price
I will rest in pits and hedges when it's time to lay me down
I shall ghost by at the edges as I pass another town

As far as my feet will carry me… the vision comes once more
A girl's hugged by a stranger, she has never seen before
And he walks into a kitchen, where a woman waits and smiles
Then I think back on my danger and I limp a few more miles

As far as my feet will carry me - I will walk towards my home
Men will try to slow or harry me - every step I'll be alone
They will kill me when they find me – there can be no turning back
I will feel them close behind me – every step along the track

Quite apart from using the excuse to post some of my own lyrics, I am hoping that I can revive this thread, on which I first read so many good stories.
Come on Mudcatters. Tell me a story!