Born in pleasant green, like a picture postcard scene To childhood spread with fond care From the day that he was born, proud relations came to And compliment his pretty golden
In boyhood sent to a boarding school to stay It's crumbling proud traditions to bear And his friends in this new world said, he more like a girl With those blue eyes and golden hair
secluded youth Into manhood's for truth His mother's now wet had turned to stare For he said I must be
This day for town For I believe my fortune's waiting So, like an cutting knife He in a new life
Ohh, never known beforehand And the that he might trip In his ignorance and Never struck his pretty golden hair
Ahh, the days grew thin and boredom fast set in His job was thrown 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 possessed of many a tempters And thus he fell with scarce care As so he slipped into prostitution's grip Foundationed by his pretty hair
Ahh, but the years flew and his mind slowly grew From early freedom deep despair As the money to roll. a tired and lonely soul Poured curses on his golden hair
Ahh, the years stole their time, now, the living's hard to And early friends have in the air And the gay parties's ease to public lavatories Have turned to grey his golden hair
Ohh, his life was only used and his body abused By those who never think and care But though his file said suicide, no, that wasn't why he It was by his pretty golden hair