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