“Green Green Grass of Home” is about a man on death row who is dreaming about returning home and seeing his loved ones one last time.
This song has been recorded many times by different music artists. It was first recorded by Johnny Darrell and was recorded by Johnny Cash. It is said to have been...
[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 papa
Down 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 home
[Chorus]
Yes they'll all come to meet me
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
[Verse 2]
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 walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
[Chorus]
Yes they'll all come to meet me
Arms reaching, smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home
[Verse 3]
[Spoken]
Then I awake and look around me
At the four gray walls that surround me
And I realize that I was only dreaming
[Sung]
There's the guard and there's the sad old padre
Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
Again I'll touch the green, green grass of home
[Chorus]
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
Green Green Grass of Home was written by Curly Putman.
Buddy Jewell released Green Green Grass of Home on Fri Jun 12 2015.