Written by Curly Putman
Intro Verse #1 G The old hometown looks the same C G As I step down from the train D There to meet me is my mama and papa G Down the lane I look and there runs Mary C Hair of gold and lips like cherry G D G It's good to touch the green green grass of home Verse #2 G The old house is still standing C G Though the paint is cracked and dried D There's the old oak tree that I used to play on G Down the lane I walk with my sweet Mary C Hair of gold and lips like cherry G D G It's so good to touch the green green grass of homeSolo G D G Verse #3 G Then I awake and I look around me C G At the four gray walls that surround me D And I realize that I was only dreamin' G For there's the guard and there's the sad old padre C And arm-in-arm, we'll walk at daybreak G D G And again I'll touch the green green grass of homeChorus G Yes they'll all come to meet me C Arms out-reached, smelling sweetly G D G It's so good to touch the green green grass of homeChorus G Yes they'll all come to see me C In the shade of that old oak tree G D C G When they lay me 'neath the green green grass of home