THE OLD HOME TOWN
LOOKS THE SAME
AS I STEP DOWN
FROM THE TRAIN
THERE TO GREET ME
WAS MY MAMA AND MY PAPA
DOWN THE LANE I 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 GREET 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
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
Spoken...
THEN I AWAKE
AND LOOK AROUND ME
AT THOSE FOUR GREY WALLS
THAT SURROUND ME
THEN I REALISE
YES, I WAS ONLY DREAMING
'CAUSE THERE'S THESE GUARDS
AND THAT SAD OLD PADRÉ
ARM IN ARM
WE'LL WALK AT DAYBREAK
AGAIN, I'LL TOUCH
THE GREEN, GREEN GRASS
OF HOME
Resume Singing...
YES, 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.....