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The Song Of The Baby And The Old, Old Man

from Pea Soup by Helen McCookerybook

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about

This is a true story: our upstairs neighbour was blown away by being able to hold our newborn baby daughter. I don't agree with a lot of his views, but his reaction was touching. 'You've no idea how it feels to me at my time of life...'.
And he died of a heart attack shortly afterwards.

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You've no idea how it feels to me at my time of life
To hold a young baby in these arms of mine
My pacemaker's ticking my heart to the grave
But new life's reminding an old man that he can smile.

My roll-up's a part of my smoke-pickled face
My flat cap's askew and my specs need a clean
I don't like anyone who wan't born in my street
But here is your baby so small and so sweet.

New life, new life
New life, new life
That's right, new life
The baby and the old, old man

He died on our doorstep that dull Christmas Eve
A man full of hatred, a man full of love
A baby reached through to the human inside
His eyes filled with tears at the sight of new life.

New life, new life
New life, new life
That's right, new life
The baby and the old, old man

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from Pea Soup, released February 29, 2020
Produced by Helen McCookerybook
Recorded by Ian Button
Guitar/vocals Helen McCookerybook
Mellotron Ian Button

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Helen McCookerybook is an outstanding songwriter who's beginnings formed in the punk era, old associates The Monochrome Set/The Pirhanas her first band was The Chefs (John Peel fave) She later signed to RCA with her band The Horns and had a couple of minor hits
Helen took 20 years out to become a Mum and PHD, taking up her songwriting again in 2003. Suburban Pastoral was her 1st solo record.
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