Bob Johnston - Green, Green Gra** Of Home lyrics

[Verse 1] The old home town 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 look, and there comes Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home The old house is still standing Though the paint is cracked and dry And there's the old oak tree that I used to play on Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary Hair of gold and lips like cherries It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home [Chorus] Yes, they'll all come to see me Arms reaching, smiling sweetly It's good to touch the green, green gra** of home [Verse 2] Then I awake and look around me At the four gray walls that surround me And I realize that I was only dreaming For there's a guard, and there's a sad old padre Arm in arm, we'll walk at daybreak Again, I'll touch the green, green gra** of home [Chorus]