一名死刑犯夢見自己搭火車光榮返鄉，

與親友和愛人團聚，

醒來卻發現身處冰冷監獄，

希望最終能長眠於故鄉的綠草地裡。

The old hometown looks the same

as I step down from the train

當我步下火車，老家的小鎮看起來依舊沒變

And there to meet me is my mamma and papa

爸爸和媽媽都來到月台迎接我

Down the road I come and

there is the old home and Mary

我沿道路走去，老房子和瑪麗就在那裡

Hair of gold and lips like cherries

她有一頭金髮，櫻桃嘴唇

It is good to touch the green, green grass of home

太好了，能觸摸到老家綠綠的青草地

Yes, they will all come to meet me,

arms reaching, smiling sweetly

大家都來迎接我，張開雙手、滿面甜美的微笑

It is good to touch the green, green grass of home

太好了，能觸摸到老家綠綠的青草地

The old house is still standing,

though the paint is cracked and dry

老房子依然佇立在那裡，雖然漆面已經剝落乾燥

And there is that old oak tree that I used to play around

還有那棵我從小玩到大的老橡樹

To walk down the lane, with sweet Mary, 

與親愛的瑪麗漫步在小徑上

Hair of gold and lips like cherries

她有一頭金髮，櫻桃嘴唇

Then I awake and look around me,

at four gray walls that surround me

然後我醒過來，環顧四周，環繞我的是四面灰牆

And I realize that I was only dreaming

我才意識到，原來我只是作了一場夢

For there is a guard and there is a sad old padre

因為身邊只有警衛和神情悲傷的老神父

Arm in arm, we will all walk down the road

夢裡我們手挽著手，一起漫步在路上

Oh, they will all come to see me

in the shade of that old oak tree

噢，他們都會在那棵老橡樹的陰影下看我最後一眼

As they lay me beneath the green, green grass of home

將我安葬在老家翠綠的草地之下