Born in England's green, like a picture postcard scene To childhood spread with maternal care From the day that he was born, proud came to fawn And compliment his golden hair
In sent away to a boarding school to stay crumbling proud traditions forced to bear And his friends in new world said, he looks more like a girl With blue eyes and pretty golden hair
Fades secluded Into manhood's search for His mother's eyes now wet had to stare For he said I must be
day for London town For I my fortune's waiting there So, like an eager cutting He in a new life
Ohh, never known beforehand And the thought that he trip In his ignorance and Never struck beneath his pretty golden
Ahh, the days grew thin and boredom fast set in His job was away without a care For a man who softly said, you'll earn as much instead those blue eyes and pretty golden hair
Well, London town of many a tempters nest And thus he with scarce another care As so easily he slipped into grip Foundationed by his golden hair
Ahh, but the years quickly flew and his mind grew From early freedom into despair As the money ceased to roll. a and lonely soul Poured on his pretty golden hair
Ahh, the stole their time, now, the living's hard to find And friends 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 and his body just abused By those who never and never care But though his said suicide, no, that wasn't why he died It was murder by his golden hair