In the world's gallery of pictures There're scenes that are from life, of youth and of beauty, Scenes of and strife, of wealth and of plenty, Old age and the young bride, Hang on the wall - but the of all Is a pictures life's other side.
A picture from other side Someone has by the way And a life has gone out the tide That have been happy someday Some mother at home Is and a-waiting alone Longing to - from her loved one so dear a picture from life's other side.
Now the first is one of two brothers paths them both diff'rently led One lived in and riches And the other one for his bread One they met on the highway "Your or life, sir", one cried And then with his knife - his own brother's life That's a picture from other side.
The next is that of a gambler Who had lost all his money at An' he draws his dead ring from his finger she wore long ago on her wedding day It's his last earthly treasure, but he it Then he bows his head that his shame he may But, they lifted his head - they found he was dead a picture from life's other side.
Now the scene is down by the river Of a heart-broken and babe In the harbor light glare see shiver that no one will save Once she was a true woman darlin' and pride God help her, she - for there's no one to weep a picture from life's other side.