Born in England's green, like a picture postcard scene To childhood with fond maternal care From the day he was born, proud relations came to fawn And compliment his pretty hair
In boyhood sent away to a school to stay It's crumbling proud traditions to bear And his friends in this new world said, he looks more a girl With those blue eyes and pretty hair
Fades youth Into search for truth His mother's eyes now wet had turned to For he I must be bound
day for London town For I believe my waiting there So, an eager cutting knife He plunged in a new
Ohh, never known anywhere And the thought he might trip In his and slip Never struck his pretty golden hair
Ahh, the days soon grew thin and fast set in His job was thrown away a care For a man who softly said, you'll earn as much instead With blue eyes and pretty golden hair
Well, London possessed of many a tempters nest And thus he fell with scarce another As so easily he slipped into prostitution's Foundationed by his pretty golden
Ahh, but the quickly flew and his mind slowly grew From early into deep despair As the money ceased to roll. a tired and lonely Poured curses on his golden hair
Ahh, the years stole their time, now, the living's to find And early have vanished in the air And the gay ease changed to public lavatories Have turned to grey his pretty golden
Ohh, his life was only used and his body just By those who think and never care But though his file said suicide, no, that wasn't why he It was murder by his pretty hair