In the world's mighty of pictures There're scenes that are painted life, Scenes of and of beauty, of hardship and strife, Scenes of 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 life's other Someone has by the way And a life has gone out the tide That might have been happy Some poor mother at Is watching and alone Longing to hear - from her one so dear a picture from life's other side.
Now the first scene is one of two Their paths both diff'rently led One lived in luxury and And the other one begged for his One they met on the highway "Your money or life, sir", one And then his knife - took his own brother's life That's a picture from other side.
The next scene is that of a Who had all his money at play An' he draws his mother's ring from his finger That she 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, when lifted his head - they found he was dead That's a picture from life's side.
Now the last is down by the river Of a heart-broken mother and In the harbor glare see them shiver that no one will save Once she was once a woman Somebody's darlin' and God help her, she leaps - for no one to weep That's a picture life's other side.