Born in England's pleasant green, a picture postcard scene To spread with fond maternal care the day that he was born, proud relations came to fawn And compliment his pretty golden
In boyhood sent away to a boarding to stay It's crumbling proud forced to bear And his friends in this new world said, he looks more like a With those blue eyes and pretty hair
secluded youth Into search for truth His mother's eyes now wet had turned to 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 thought that he trip In his and slip Never struck beneath his pretty golden
Ahh, the days soon thin and boredom fast set in His job was thrown away a care For a man who said, you'll earn twice as much instead With those eyes and pretty golden hair
Well, London town of many a tempters nest And he fell with scarce another care As so easily he into prostitution's grip Foundationed by his pretty hair
Ahh, but the years quickly flew and his mind slowly From early into deep despair As the money to roll. a tired and lonely soul curses on his pretty golden hair
Ahh, the stole their time, now, the living's hard to find And early friends have in the air And the gay parties's ease changed to lavatories Have to grey his pretty 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 murder by his pretty golden