Green green grass of home

鄉村歌曲作曲人Claude "Curly" Putman十月30日於他在鄉村歌曲之都那須維爾郊區家中去世(85歲)，這位作曲家以Tom Jones的"Green, Green Grass Of Home", Tammy Wynette的"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" 及 George Jones的"He Stopped Loving Her Today"這幾首歌知名。

Tom Jone的"Green, Green Grass Of Home"起初於1965年由鄉村歌星Porter Wagoner灌唱，獲得鄉村歌曲排行榜第四名，1967年經Tom Jones翻唱後在熱門歌曲排行榜獲得第11名，這是一首｢死亡搖滾｣，敘述一個死囚的心聲，在全球有極高的知名度。

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Green green grass of home

Claude "Curly" Putman Jr.

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