Lyrics

[Verse 1] The old hometown looks the same As I step down from the train And there to meet me is my Mama and Papa Down the road, I look and there runs Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green grass of home [Chorus] Yes, they'll all come to meet me All creatures smiling sweetly It's good to touch the green, green grass of home [Verse 2] The old house is still standing Though the paint is cracked and dry And there's that old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane, I'll walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green grass of home [Chorus] Yes, they'll all come to meet me Arms reaching, smiling sweetly It's good to touch the green, green grass of home [Verse 3] Then I awake and look around me Four gray walls surround me And I realize I was only dreaming There's a guard and there's a sad old padre Arm and arm we'll walk at daybreak Again I'll touch the green, green grass of home [Chorus] Yes, they'll all come to see me In the shade of that old oak tree As they lay me neath the green, green grass of home