Lyr Req: Green Green Grass of Home (Curly Putman)

Subject: green,green, grass of home
From:
Date: 29 Jan 98 - 01:26 PM

been searching for lyrics to the old prison song "green,green grass of home" which was popularized by tom jones when he was going through a country phase back around 1966. the album was of the same name but i've had zero luck with lyrics so far. any ideas?

Subject: RE: green,green, grass of home
From:
Date: 29 Jan 98 - 04:05 PM

Think I've heard that as a bluegrass song. If nobody comes up with something below, you might try one of the bluegrass sites on the internet.

Subject: Lyr Add: GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME (Curly Putman)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 29 Jan 98 - 04:20 PM

Well, I think I'd call it "pop." I found it on the International Lyrics Server. Here 'tis:

GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME
Curly Putman

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 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 four grey wall 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 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.


I don't know who Curly Putman was. The International Lyrics Server often lists songs by performer, rather than by the songwriter, so maybe that's who old Curly was. Or, maybe for once they attributed it to the actual songwriter.-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: green,green, grass of home
From: Jerry Friedman
Date: 29 Jan 98 - 09:39 PM

According to the good folks at www.bmi.com, the songwriter was Claude Putnam, Jr., a.k.a. Curly Putnam.