The old home town looks the same
As I step down from the train
And there to meet me is my mamma and poppa
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 a-reaching, smiling sweetly
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

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'll walk with my sweet Mary
Hair of gold and lips like cherries,
It's good to touch the green, green grass of home

Then I awake and look around me
At the four gray walls* that surround me
And I realize that I was only dreaming
For there's a guard and a sad old padre
Arm in arm we'll walk at daybreak
And at last I'll touch the green green grass of home

碧草如茵的家園   湯姆瓊斯

古老的故鄉依舊
當我步下火車
迎接我的是我的雙親
我向馬路望去，瑪麗正跑過來
她一頭金髮，唇似櫻桃
能觸摸到碧草如茵的家園真好

是的，他們全都會來看我
敞開雙臂，笑容燦爛
能觸摸到碧草如茵的家園真好

老家依然矗立著
雖然油漆已經斑駁剝落
還有那棵老橡樹，從前我常在那裡玩耍
在巷子裡，我會和心愛的瑪麗散步
她一頭金髮，唇似櫻桃
能觸摸到碧草如茵的家園真好

然後我醒來，看看四週
圍繞著我的是個棺木
才發覺自己在作夢
警衛和悲傷年邁的軍中牧師
手牽著手，在破曉時刻前進
最後，我將會觸碰到碧草如茵的家園

【西洋歌曲英漢對照】