Track04/5· 7:31John Was Hardly More Than a Bewildered Observer at His Own Trial, Not Being Allowed to Say More Than a Few Words. The Tides of Fate Wash Him to the CoYour rating—Write a review →♡ FavoriteShareNot yet rated. Be the first.Home/Fairport Convention/"Babbacombe" Lee/John Was Hardly More Than a Bewildered Observer at His Own Trial, Not Being Allowed to Say More Than a Few Words. The Tides of Fate Wash Him to the CoListen onSpotifyApple MusicYouTube MusicWatchWatch on YouTubeLyrics← PreviousTragedy Now Strikes Hard. The World's Imagination Is Caught by the Brutal Senseless-Ness of the Apparent Criminal Who Slays His Kind Old Mistress.Next →When It Comes, He Cannot Sleep, but When He Does, a Strange, Prophetic Dream Comes to Him, and Helps Him to Bear the Strain of His Next Day's Ordeal aCommunity