The old hometown
Looks the same
As I step down
From the train
And there to meet me
Is my mama
And my papa
Down the road I'd look
And there runs mary
Hair of gold and lips
Like cherries
It's good to touch
The green, green grass
Of home
Yes, they'll all come to meet me
Arms reaching
Smiling sweetly
Oh it's good to touch
The green, green grass
Of home
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
Yeah 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
Yes, they'll all
Come to meet me
Arms reaching,
Smiling sweetly
It's good to touch
The green, green grass
Of home
Then I awake
And look around me
Four gray walls
That surround me
And I realize
I was only dreaming
Well 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
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