In the world's mighty of pictures There're scenes that are painted life, Scenes of and of beauty, Scenes of and strife, Scenes of and of plenty, Old age and the young bride, Hang on the - but the saddest of all Is a from life's other side.
A picture life's other side has fell by the way And a life has gone out with the might have been happy someday Some mother at home Is watching and alone Longing to hear - from her one so dear a picture from life's other side.
Now the first is one of two brothers Their paths both diff'rently led One in luxury and riches And the other one for his bread One night they met on the "Your money or life, sir", one And then with his knife - took his own brother's That's a from life's other side.
The next scene is that of a Who had all his money at play An' he draws his dead mother's ring his finger That she wore ago on her wedding day It's his last treasure, but he stakes it Then he bows his head that his shame he may But, when they lifted his - they found he was dead That's a picture from other side.
Now the last is down by the river Of a heart-broken mother and In the harbor light glare see shiver that no one will save Once she was once a woman Somebody's and pride God help her, she leaps - for there's no one to a picture from life's other side.