Born in England's pleasant green, like a picture postcard To spread with fond maternal care the day that he was born, proud relations came to fawn And compliment his pretty hair
In boyhood sent to a boarding school to stay It's crumbling proud traditions forced to And his friends in new world said, he looks more like a girl With those blue eyes and pretty golden
secluded youth Into search for truth His mother's eyes now wet had turned to For he I must be bound
This day for town For I believe my waiting there So, like an eager cutting He plunged in a new
Ohh, never known beforehand And the thought that he might In his and slip Never struck beneath his pretty hair
Ahh, the soon grew thin and boredom fast set in His job was thrown away without a For a man who softly said, you'll earn as much instead With those eyes and pretty golden hair
Well, London town possessed of many a tempters And he fell with scarce another care As so he slipped into prostitution's grip by his pretty golden hair
Ahh, but the years quickly flew and his mind slowly From early into deep despair As the ceased to roll. a tired and lonely soul Poured curses on his pretty golden
Ahh, the years stole their time, now, the living's to find And early friends have in the air And the gay parties's ease changed to public Have turned to his pretty golden hair
Ohh, his was only used and his body just 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 golden hair