The song June wanted above is "More than a Paycheck" by Sweet Honey in the Rock, about work-related diseases. I haven't got time to transcribe it all now, (email or message me if you still want it) but I'll try to put down the chorus:

I bring home more than a paycheck to my loved ones and family.
More than a paycheck to my loved ones and family.
There's Asbestosis, Silicosis, Brown Lung, Black Lung diseases, (cough!)
And radiation hits the children before they've even been conceived.

There is a REALLY sad song done by June Tabor, from the viewpoint of a woman caring for her dying husband. I think it's "He Fades Away".

There are songs about aids, including two about the Aids Memorial Patchwork Quilt, but I haven't got time to look 'em up right now! (Message me.)

Mary McCaffrey