Born in pleasant green, like a picture postcard scene To childhood spread with fond maternal From the day that he was born, proud relations came to And compliment his pretty golden
In boyhood away to a boarding school to stay It's crumbling proud traditions to bear And his friends in this new world said, he looks more like a With those blue eyes and pretty golden
Fades secluded Into search for truth His eyes now wet had turned to stare For he said I must be
day for London town For I my fortune's waiting there So, an eager cutting knife He plunged in a new
Ohh, never beforehand anywhere And the that he might trip In his and slip Never struck beneath his golden hair
Ahh, the soon grew thin and boredom fast set in His job was thrown away without a For a man who softly said, earn twice as much instead With those blue eyes and golden hair
Well, London town possessed of a tempters nest And thus he with scarce another care As so easily he into prostitution's grip Foundationed by his pretty hair
Ahh, but the years flew and his mind slowly grew early freedom into deep despair As the money ceased to roll. a and lonely soul Poured curses on his pretty golden
Ahh, the years stole their time, now, the living's to find And early friends vanished in the air And the gay parties's ease changed to public Have turned to grey his golden hair
Ohh, his life was only used and his body just By those who never and never care But though his file said suicide, no, wasn't why he died It was murder by his golden hair