The old home town looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mama and my papaDown 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 homeThe old house is still standing
Though the paint is cracked and dry
And there's that old oak tree that I used to play onDown the lane I walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of homeYes, they'll all come to see me
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green, green grass of homeThen I awake and look around me
To the cold gray walls that surround me
And then I realize I was only dreamingFor there's a guard, and the sad old padre
Arm in arm, I walk at daybreak
Again, I touch the green, green grass of homeYes, they'll all come to see me
In the shade of the old oak tree
As they lay me 'neath the green, green grass of home