In the world's gallery of pictures scenes that are painted from life, Scenes of and of beauty, Scenes of and strife, of wealth and of plenty, Old age and the young bride, Hang on the - but the saddest of all Is a pictures from life's side.
A picture from other side has fell by the way And a life has out with the tide That might have happy someday Some poor at home Is watching and a-waiting Longing to - from her loved one so dear That's a picture from life's side.
Now the first is one of two brothers Their paths them both led One lived in and riches And the other one begged for his One they met on the highway "Your money or life, sir", one And with his knife - took his own brother's life That's a picture from life's side.
The next scene is that of a Who had lost all his at play An' he draws his dead mother's from his finger That she wore long ago on her day It's his last earthly treasure, but he it Then he bows his head his shame he may hide But, when they lifted his head - found he was dead a picture from life's other side.
Now the last is down by the river Of a heart-broken mother and In the harbor glare see them shiver Outcasts that no one save she was once a true woman Somebody's darlin' and God help her, she leaps - for no one to weep That's a from life's other side.