Hello, folks.

Crazy Eddie: Would the following companion song be what you are remembering? They belong together.

Alistair has a website - www.folkicons.co.uk - & there might be more info there on his songs.

HE FADES AWAY
(Alistair Hulett)

There's a man in my bed. I used to love him,
And his kisses used to take my breath away.
There's a man in my bed. I hardly know him
As I wipe his face and hold his hand
And watch him as he slowly fades away.

CHORUS: And he fades away,
Not like leaves that fall in autumn, turning gold against the grey.
He fades away
Like the blossoms on the pillowcase that I wash everyday.
He fades away.

There's a man in my bed. He's on a pension
Even though he's only 50 years of age.
The lawyer says we might get compensation
In the course of due procedure,
But he couldn't say for certain at this stage. CHORUS

And he's not the only one
Who made the trip so many years ago,
To work the Wittenoom mine.
So many young men old before their time,
And dying slow.
They fade away,
A wheezing bag of bones, with lungs half clogged and filled with clay.
They fade away.

There's a man in my bed. They never told him
The cost of bringing home his weekly pay.
When the courts decide how much they owe him,
How will he spend his money
When he lies in bed and coughs his life away? CHORUS

..........

Hrothgar - you are a cynic.

Sandra (cookie reset!!)