"Green, Green Grass Of Home" lyrics - MERLE HAGGARD

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 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

The old house is still standing, though the paint is cracked and dry
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 so good to touch the green, green grass of home
Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms areached, smiling sweetly
It's so good to touch the green, green grass of home

Then I awake and look around me at the four grey walls that surround me
And I realize that I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and there's that sad old padre
Arm in arm, we'll walk at daybreak
And 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