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26-MAY-2011

Green Green Grass of Home.jpg

Porter Wagoner released this in 1965 and then it was covered by this all star cast:
Johnny Darrell,
Bobby Bare,
Tom Jones,
Jerry Lee Lewis,
Elvis Presley,
Johnny Cash,
Joan Baez,
Kenny Rogers,
John Otway, &
Muslim Magomayev.

"Green Green Grass Of Home"

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.
Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
It's good to touch the green, green, grass of home.
The old house is still standing, tho' 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.
Yes, they'll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home.

[spoken:]

Then I awake and look around me, at the four grey walls that surround me
and I realize, yes, 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 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.

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Karen Stuebing27-May-2011 19:34
Who hasn't heard that classic? Great image to illustrate it!
pkocinski27-May-2011 12:40
I see more clover than grass - LOL but a great song!
John King27-May-2011 12:15
Great song and lovely image!
borisalex27-May-2011 06:02
Yes.. a wonderful song with lots of meaning and your photo is just great for that!
Yvonne27-May-2011 01:07
Yes, I remember that old song... and your grass looks so wonderfully lush Bill!
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