Born in England's green, like a picture postcard scene To childhood spread with fond care From the day that he was born, relations came to fawn And compliment his golden hair
In sent away to a boarding school to stay It's crumbling proud traditions to bear And his friends in this new said, he looks more like a girl With those blue eyes and golden hair
Fades youth Into manhood's search for His eyes 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 cutting He in a new life
Ohh, never beforehand anywhere And the thought that he might In his and slip Never struck beneath his pretty hair
Ahh, the days soon grew thin and boredom set in His job was thrown away without a For a man who softly said, earn twice as much instead With blue eyes and pretty golden hair
Well, London town possessed of many a nest And thus he with scarce another care As so easily he into prostitution's grip Foundationed by his golden hair
Ahh, but the years flew and his mind slowly grew From freedom into deep despair As the money ceased to roll. a tired and soul curses on his pretty golden hair
Ahh, the years stole their time, now, the living's hard to And early have vanished in the air And the gay parties's changed to public lavatories Have turned to his pretty golden hair
Ohh, his life was only and his body just abused By those who never think and never But though his file said suicide, no, wasn't why he died It was by his pretty golden hair