Born in England's pleasant green, a picture postcard scene To spread with fond maternal care From the day that he was born, proud relations came to And compliment his pretty golden
In boyhood sent to a boarding school to stay crumbling proud traditions forced to bear And his friends in this new world said, he more like a girl With those blue eyes and golden hair
secluded youth Into manhood's search for His mother's now wet had turned to stare For he said I must be
This day for town For I my fortune's waiting there So, like an eager knife He in a new life
Ohh, known beforehand anywhere And the thought that he might In his ignorance and Never struck beneath his pretty golden
Ahh, the days grew thin and boredom fast set in His job was thrown without a care For a man who softly said, you'll earn twice as much With those blue eyes and pretty hair
Well, town possessed of many a tempters nest And he fell with scarce another care As so easily he into prostitution's grip Foundationed by his pretty golden
Ahh, but the quickly flew and his mind slowly grew From early freedom into despair As the ceased to roll. a tired and lonely soul Poured curses on his pretty golden
Ahh, the years stole time, now, the living's hard to find And early friends have in the air And the gay parties's changed to public lavatories turned to grey his pretty golden hair
Ohh, his life was only used and his just abused By those who never think and never But though his file said suicide, no, that why he died It was by his pretty golden hair