Born in England's pleasant green, like a picture postcard To childhood spread with fond care From the day that he was born, proud came to fawn And compliment his golden hair
In sent away to a boarding school to stay It's proud traditions forced to bear And his friends in this new world said, he looks more like a those blue eyes and pretty golden hair
Fades youth Into manhood's for truth His eyes now wet had turned to stare For he I must be bound
This day for London For I believe my fortune's 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 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 many a nest And he fell with scarce another care As so easily he slipped into grip Foundationed by his pretty hair
Ahh, but the years quickly flew and his mind grew early freedom into deep despair As the money ceased to roll. a tired and soul Poured curses on his pretty golden
Ahh, the stole their time, now, the living's hard to find And early friends vanished in the air And the gay parties's ease to public lavatories Have turned to grey his golden hair
Ohh, his life was only and his body just abused By those who never think and never But his file said suicide, no, that wasn't why he died It was murder by his golden hair