In the world's mighty of pictures There're scenes are painted from life, Scenes of and of beauty, of hardship and strife, Scenes of and of plenty, Old age and the young bride, on the wall - but the saddest of all Is a pictures life's other side.
A picture life's other side Someone has by the way And a life has out with the tide That might been happy someday poor mother at home Is watching and a-waiting Longing to hear - from her loved one so That's a picture from other side.
Now the first is one of two brothers Their them both diff'rently led One lived in luxury and And the other one begged for his One night 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 life's side.
The next scene is of a gambler Who had all his money at play An' he draws his dead mother's from his finger That she long ago on her wedding day his last earthly treasure, but he stakes it Then he bows his head his shame he may hide But, when they lifted his - they found he was dead That's a picture from other side.
Now the last scene is down by the Of a heart-broken mother and In the harbor light glare see shiver that no one will save Once she was once a true darlin' and pride God help her, she leaps - for there's no one to That's a picture life's other side.