In sociology and critical social theory, alienation refers to an individual's estrangement from traditional community and others in general. It is considered by many that the atomism of modern society means that individuals have shallower relations with other people than they would normally. This, it is argued, leads to difficulties in understanding and adapting to each other's uniqueness (see normlessness). It is also sometimes referred to as commodification, emphasizing the compatibility of capitalism with alienation (a common theme of the early work of Karl Marx; see Marx's theory of alienation).Contents [hide]
Marx's theory of alienation
"The ultimate and most important revolutionary aspiration: to see human beings liberated from their alienation ... The individual will reach total consciousness as a social being, which is equivalent to the full realization as a human creature, once the chains of alienation are broken. This will be translated concretely into the reconquering of one's true nature through liberated labor, and the expression of one's own human condition through culture and art."
— Che Guevara, Marxist revolutionary [1]
Marx's theory of alienation argues that things that naturally belong together are kept separate, or things that are properly in harmony are made to be antagonized. In the concept's most important use, it refers to the alienation of people from aspects of their "human nature" (Gattungswesen, usually translated as 'species-essence' or 'species-being'). Marx believed that alienation is a systematic result of capitalism. His theory relies on Feuerbach's The Essence of Christianity (1841), which argues that the idea of God has alienated the characteristics of the human being. Stirner would take the analysis further in The Ego and Its Own (1844), declaring that even 'humanity' is an alienating ideal for the individual, to which Marx and Engels responded in The German Ideology (1845).
Marx's Theory of Alienation is based upon his observation that in emerging industrial production under capitalism, workers inevitably lose control of their lives and selves, in not having any control of their work. Workers never become autonomous, self-realized human beings in any significant sense, except the way the bourgeois want the worker to be realized. Alienation in capitalist societies occurs because in work each contributes to the common wealth, but can only express this fundamentally social aspect of individuality through a production system that is not publicly social, but privately owned, for which each individual functions as an instrument, not as a social being.
There is a commonly noted problem of translation in grappling with ideas of alienation derived from German-language philosophical texts: the word alienation, and similar words such as estrangement, are often used to translate two quite distinct German words, Entfremdung and Entäußerung, interchangeably.
Late 1800s-1900s
Many sociologists of the late 19th and early 20th century were concerned about alienating effects of modernization. German sociologists Georg Simmel and Ferdinand Tönnies wrote critical works on individualization and urbanization. Simmel's "Philosophie des Geldes" ("Philosophy of Money") describes how relationships become more and more mediated through money. Tönnies' "Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft" ("Community and Society") is about the loss of primary relationships such as familial bonds in favour of goal oriented secondary relationships. This idea of alienation can be observed in some other contexts, although the term may not be as frequently used. In the context of an individual's relations within society, alienation can mean the unresponsiveness of the society as a whole to the individuality of each member of the society. When collective decisions are made, it is usually impossible for the unique needs of each person to be taken into account. This form of alienation was criticized by many of the Young Hegelians.[citation needed]
In a broader philosophical context, especially in existentialism and phenomenology, alienation describes the inadequacy of human being or mind in relation to the world. The human mind, as the subject of perception, relates to the world as an object of its perception, and so is distanced from the world rather than living within it. This line of thought can be found in Søren Kierkegaard, who examined the emotions and feelings of individuals when faced with life choices. Many 20th-century philosophers, both theistic and atheistic, and theologians drew many concepts from Kierkegaard, including the notions of angst, despair, and the importance of the individual. Martin Heidegger's concepts of anxiety (Angst) and mortality drew on Kierkegaard and are indebted to the way in which the latter lays out the importance of our subjective relation to truth, our existence in the face of death, the temporality of existence, and the importance of passionate affirmation of one's individual being-in-the-world.
Jean-Paul Sartre described the "thing-in-itself" which is infinite and overflowing, and claimed that any attempt to describe or understand the thing-in-itself is "reflective consciousness." Since there is no way for the reflective consciousness to subsume the pre-reflective, Sartre argued that all reflection is fated to a form of anxiety, i.e. the human condition. As well, Sartre argued that when a person tries to gain knowledge of the "Other" (meaning beings or objects that are not the self), their self consciousness has a "masochistic desire" to be limited, which is expressed metaphorically in the famous line of dialogue from the play No Exit, "Hell is other people."
Social alienation
Alienation
Alienation (property law), the legal transfer of title of ownership to another party
"Alienation", the medical term for splitting apart of the faculties of the mind
Social alienation, the individual subject's estrangement from its community, society, or world
Marx's theory of alienation, the separation of things that naturally belong together, or antagonism between things that are properly in harmony
Alienation effect, a theatrical and cinematic device by which the audience is "alienated" from a play or film
Isolation and Alienation in Nathaniel Hawthorne's the Scarlet Letter
Outward and Inward Isolation and Alienation
Throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne emphasizes the intricate themes of isolation and alienation. Using a variety of literary techniques and descriptions of emotions and nature, Hawthorne is able to
fully depict the inner feelings of hurt suffered by the central
characters as a result of severe loneliness and seclusion. This, therefore, further adds to the overall gloomy and cynical atmosphere of the work. Isolation and alienation, two forms of torturous estrangement, are experienced by the key figures, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth, each due to different situations and to various degrees.
Overall, The Scarlet Letter is primarily concerned with the thoughts and feelings of Hester Prynne. Hester, being an outcast of society, experiences the most evident and apparent form of isolation and alienation. As a symbol of sin, Hester is viewed by the strict Puritanical town as an outsider, a presence of evil, and, ultimately, one who is detested by God. The town's harsh condemnation of Hester is revealed through a local woman's comment, "…at the very least, they should have put the brand of hot iron on Hester Prynne's forehead" (36). Although this dire attitude towards Hester does eventually improve, due to her many benevolent works for the poor, she never truly does escape the feelings of lonesomeness and segregation present in her life. This fact is further stressed by Hawthorne's exclusion of all conversation and dialogues, a usage of context and form, in chapter five to demonstrate that Hester has absolutely no communication with the world beyond her occasional trips to town to receive and deliver embroidery orders. Described as "dark and inscrutable." The forest, in contrast, provides Hester with a secluded habitat in which she may seek truth and escape the glares of humanity, though all the while downhearted and alone (54).
A more private and hidden feeling of isolation and alienation is conveyed through Arthur Dimmesdale. Unlike Hester, who has been thrown into a life of dejection by society, Dimmesdale inflicts this desolation upon himself.
Dimmesdale, unable and unwilling to publicly reveal his sin,
continues to be haunted by his own guilt, and consequently feels inner isolation towards humankind. Nonetheless, the entire town embraces Dimmesdale as a messenger of God and "a miracle of holiness" who should be greatly admired and respected (98). Paradoxically, Dimmesdale views himself as an evil fiend and punished himself with daily abuse and starvation. In the end, when Dimmesdale finally does release his guilt and shame, he succumbs to sickness and dies, feeling for the very first time, true happiness and peace.
As the impious revenge-seeking villain of the novel, Roger Chillingworth undergoes the most concealed and obscure form of alienation and isolation. Not only is he physically separated from his companion, Hester, and the townspeople, who suspect evil intervention, but is also mentally detached from himself. To exhibit this transformation, Hawthorne expresses the character of Roger Chillingworth primarily through private contemplation; Chillingworth exposes his true self only through his thoughts. With exception to Hester, Chillingworth speaks to no other person about his plans or motives. Following his vow to uncover Hester's secret lover, Chillingworth slowly begins to lose his true identity to the devil. Such pure wickedness causes Chillingworth to eventually withdraw from his prior life and isolate himself to live in a world, which through his eyes, only contains bitterness and hate.
Although Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth all experience alienation and isolation, each endures a different aspect and to various extents. Hester is alienated from her fellow man and is completely cut off from a life of customariness and normality. On the other hand, Dimmesdale, essentially the town's public figure, feels alone in the fact that he is the sole person, besides Hester, to really understand the true man within himself. This agonizing wound is so strong that it eventually takes his life. However, Chillingworth is the character that goes through the most harsh and excruciating form of torture. To surrender to evil and watch oneself gradually wither away due to one's own choice is one of the most unbearable pains known to man.
Revealing the sinister sides of humanity, The Scarlet Letter expresses the torment and anguish that humanity sets upon each other through hypocritical laws and its rejection of love and passion in favor of principles and
morality. The agony of isolation and alienation that Hester and Dimmesdale go through, which directly extends to
Chillingworth's distress, is caused by the firm belief, by the town, that they are responsible for the extermination of all existing sin on earthy, though they themselves sin. IN addition, Hawthorne explains that society, in judging people according to what they themselves believe to be proper and ethical is, appallingly to claim to be flawless and equal to the superiority of God himself. This moral dilemma further points out the dishonesty of humankind and, above all, its inability to be true.
Synopsis and Summary of the Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in the mid 19th century is considered “the first great American novel and Hawthorne’s best work”(Thompson 312) The setting of the novel was in Boston in the 17th century, when Puritanism was in full effect. The author of the novel, Nathaniel Hawthorne, changed his name from Hathorne to Hawthorne because he was ashamed that he was in direct line of decent of Judge Hathorne who had been one of the persecutors in the Salem witch trials. It was said by Keith Nelson, a writing critic, that Hawthorne’s style of writing is contemporary, yet still old fashioned. It is contemporary because Hawthorne was fascinated by the truth, but the truth was not always recognizable. The way in which it is still old fashioned is that he wrote in moral allegory. In this style of writing, the author assigns a value to a particular character. It has a hidden meaning and is used to present a universal lesson. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, Reverend Dimmesdale, Chillingworth, and Pearl all take on specific values which we can learn from.
Hester Prynne takes on a role of dignity. She implies restraint in conduct prompted less by obedience to the theocracy she was under, but by a sense of personal integrity. We first find her walking through the townspeople with her baby in her arm up towards the scaffold because her punishment for committing adultery was to wear the “scarlet letter” for life and stand on the scaffold for three hours to make her feel ashamed. Instead of looking down and trying to cover the scarlet letter embroided on her bosom “she took the baby on her arm, and with a burning blush, and a haughty smile, and a glance around ….repaid them all with a bitter and disdainful smile.” She also displays another sense of irony because she decorated her scarlet letter with “fantastic flourishes of gold-thread.” Under normal circumstances, one would have no held their head high and meticulously beautified their mark which reveals that they have sinned. Hester has an inner strength to defy both the townspeople and the local government when she confronts Governor Bellingham on the issue of Pearl’s guardianship. She defiantly pleads, “God gave her into my keeping. I will not give her up … I will die first.” As the novel progresses even the town recognizes her strength by referring to the “A” as “Able” and “Angel.” At the end she lives on as somewhat of a legend in the colony because she went back and did many charitable deeds. The most obvious of the many symbols Hawthorne uses for her is the scarlet letter. The letter “A” represents adultery and the color scarlet embodies many things – women of the night, sinfulness, a hot-iron, passion, guilt, and blood. These illustrations correspond with Hester because committing was considered a great iniquity.
In addition, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale shows much remorse for his hypocrisy to the town because he was esteemed almost saint-like, when he actually was the mysterious father of Pearl. Hawthorne gives the first innuendo of Dimmesdale feeling self-condemnation when Chillingworth probes him by saying he can never cure him if he is concealing anything from him. Dimmesdale cries that he has a sickness in his soul, wails he will never reveal the secret to an “earthly physician,” and runs out of the room. Chillingworth thinks to himself, “…see, now, how passion takes hold upon this man, and hurrieth him out of himself! As with one passion, so with another! He hath done a wild thing ere now, this pious Master Dimmesdale, in the hot passion of his heart.” At this point of the novel, Hawthorne had not unveiled to the audience that Dimmesdale is Hester’s fellow sinner. From Dimmesdale running out of the room when Chillingworth tells him he cannot hide any secrets, we can infer that whatever Dimmesdale is hiding in the depth of his heart is causing him to feel a great deal of guilt. Throughout the novel he is constantly holding his hand over his heart, symbolizing his penance is so heavy that it hurts. He even goes as far as fasting until her faints and whipping himself until he bleeds, but only in private. In the forest he confides to Hester that he has not found penitence. In the last scaffold scene Reverend Dimmesdale finally does find penitence when he confesses to the townspeople that he was Pearl’s father to ensure the status of his salvation. Dimmesdale defines “human frailty and sorrow.” He is young, pale, and physically delicate. Overall, he is a symbol of hypocrisy and self-centered intellectualism because he feels bad for not confessing. However he doesn’t do it until the end because he did not want to lose the town’s respect.
Roger Chillingworth was exhibited as being devious. He has an obsession with revenge and coldly and single-mindedly seeks it. He is a “man of science,” a man of pure intellect and has no concerns for feelings. The first time we encounter this is when he visits Hester in prison pretending to be a physician. He makes Hester promise not to make known to anyone that they were married so it would be easier for him to find her paramour. After she promises she says, “Why dost thou smile … Art thou the Black Man that haunts the forest …? Hast thou enticed me into a bond that will prove the ruin of my soul?” Then Chillingworth superciliously replies that he isn’t going to harm her, but someone else. We can infer that he is implying he will harm her fellow adulterer. He continues this as he becomes Dimmesdale’s personal physician and violates Dimmesdale’s heart and soul to see how he will react because he has no compassion. It is as if his very existence depends on Dimmesdale. While Dimmesdale gives his last sermon, Chillingworth smiles at Hester because he too will board the ship the two lovers plan to escape on. His obsession, vengeance, and hatred consumed him because when Dimmesdale had a heart attack after he repented, Chillingwoth soon met his death because he had no other reason to live for. Hawthorne uses a leech to symbolize him because these creatures stick on to something and suck it’s blood. In a sense he did this to Reverend Dimmesdale. Hester says, “You search his thoughts. You burrow and rankle in his heart! Your clutch is on his life, and you cause him to die daily a living death.” Also he entered Dimmesdale’s heart “like a thief enters a chamber where a man lies only half asleep.” Even the name Chillingworth has a certain “chilliness” to it.
Pearl took on being free-spirited and a living embodiment of Hester’s “A.” Hawthorne describes Pearl in chapter six. He says she had a “trait of passion” and “The child could not be made amenable to rules …. Recognize her wild, desperate, defiant mood, the flightiness of her temper.” She is portrayed as intelligent, imaginative, nosy, determined, and even pigheaded at times. Her behavior is unusual because at times she will laugh uncontrollably, be silent, or pitch a temper in the matter of minutes. We see this is chapter fourteen when Hester wants Pearl to meet Dimmesdale. Hester had taken off the scarlet letter and let her hair down. When Hester calls her, Pearl is reluctant to go to Hester until she went back to her usual appearance. Once she did that Pearl states, “ Now thou art my mother indeed! And I am thy little Pearl!” Also when Reverend Dimmesdale gave her a kiss she quickly washed it off with water from the brook. This shows her sense of wildness and rebellion. This sense of mutiny and being an “elf-child” came to an end in the last scaffold scene. When Dimmesdale confesses it “frees her” and makes her “human” with actual sympathies and feelings. The kiss Pearl gave Dimmesdale in the last scaffold scene was when “the spell was broken” and she is no longer a symbol of the constant reminder of Hester’s and Dimmesdale’s iniquity. Not only is Pearl a symbol of why Hester must wear the scarlet letter; her name is symbolic as well. A pearl is something that is costly, and Pearl did come at great price because she came out of an act of sin and passion, which the Puritans looked down upon.
It is apparent that Hawthorne’s style of writing was contemporary since he was fascinated in the truth, but it didn’t come easily; yet he is old fashioned since he uses moral allegory to teach a lesson to the reader. This lesson shows that maybe something good can be produced from something bad. To elaborate, when Hawthorne says, “some sweet moral blossom may be found along the track” he is referring to Hester’s and Reverend Dimmesdale’s act of passion, which was viewed as absolutely sinful, Pearl and true love between the two occurred. He is also trying to convey that the truth will always set us free. He conveys the message that being true to ourselves wins in the end. In conclusion, Hester and Dimmesdale’s grave being side-by-side, but separated by a stone between two graves is symbolic. The tomb, which had a red letter “A” on a black tombstone, represents the tension between the Puritan society and their real love. This is what separates the two at the end.
Special Edition (gandung's choice)
The Lite Ash Telecaster guitar is something new from Fender. Ash is a desirable body wood because of its tonal qualities, and with its birdseye maple neck and Seymour Duncan® pickups, it gives Tele players just what they need to get the job done.
This special edition guitar is light in weight and heavy in tone thanks to its exceptional light ash body, birdseye maple neck and fingerboard, and Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro2 staggered pickups. Other features include abalone inlays, 22 medium jumbo frets, and chrome hardware. Just what you need to get the job done. And look great doing it!
Features: The details of the features have already been given, except that it is made in Korea. I believe some are also made in Japan, though. Before I write the rest of the review I should tell you that the first time I was sent my lite Ash tele, it was so unbelievably rubbish that I sent it back. I then got a new one, and it is absolutely lovely. Such a contrast, I would warn you that there is, apparently, much variation in these guitars. I'll tell you more about the differences between the two in the other sections. // 9
Sound: It goes without saying that the guitar is not suited to metal; it's a Tele. My sound is very often clean and almost acoustic, but when I do use distortion I like it to be a nice, thick sound. The guitar as such is perfect for me. People often say teles are not rock guitars, but it handles the distortion beautifully and gives me the exact sound I wanted. Perhaps, occaisionally, it's country-twang is a little too much for me, but cranking up the bass can help minimise this. Unless, of course, you're after country-style twang. There is some hum, but what do you expect from single coils! I love the pickups on this guitar, I was very pleased to find they are Seymour Duncans, as I'm not a big fan of Fender pickups. Overall with sound, it's a pretty versatile guitar. // 9
Weighs less than 8 pounds for lots of resonance.
The Fender Lite Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar couples the tonality of ash with a pair of Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro pickups for the firepower demanded by modern music. The birdseye maple neck has 22 medium-jumbo frets and abalone dots. Its nicely equipped with chrome hardware and a chrome bridge with brass barrel saddles. 3-way switching and tone/volume controls round out this tidy Tele package.
Fender Special Edition Lite Ash Telecaster Electric Guitar Features:
Light ash body
Bird's-eye maple neck
22 medium-jumbo frets
25-1/2" scale length
Chrome hardware
Chrome bridge with brass barrel saddles
Dot abalone inlays
Pickups: Seymour Duncan: APTR-1 Alnico II Pro (neck), APTL-1 Alnico II Pro (bridge)
3-way pickup switching
Volume, tone controls
Action, Fit & Finish: Ok, here's where I make my complaints. The first guitar I was sent had absolutely disgusting fret buzz, it was almost unplayable, even when I raised the action to about it's highest. I also made adjustments to the truss rod but it didn't help. If you buy one and find this problem, just send it back. The second one I was sent had minimal fret buzz, even with the action nice and low. The first one I was sent was made in three pieces (the mex ones can be made in up to 8, well worth the extra £70), and the joins were not the best, either. However the second was made in just two, and the join is only at all visable end on. The wood is beautiful, and the finish is flawless. I have had problems with both guitars staying in tune. However, I put a new set of strings on just the other day, made sure they were wound really well, and *touch wood* it's been fine since. I did need to set the guitar up myself, but there are no problems with the way it was made. // 6
Reliability & Durability: The guitar, true to it's name, is very light, but it is sturdy without compromise. I love the pick up selector, it's really good quality with a big clunk when you change it. I had problems with my previous guitar where I would accidentally change pick up by knocking it when playing. No such problems here. I completely agree with the other reviews on the strap buttons, they are huge! It is quite a struggle to get them through the holes on your strap, but at least you know that when it's on, it's on! I would say this is a reliable guitar, you can feel it's been made well and I'm sure it will look and play as well this time in 5 years at least. Being a pessimist though, I would always have a back up at a gig. // 9
Impression: Despite previously having hated telecasters, the first time I saw this guitar I was converted. It really is beautiful. It's more than worth the extra money from a standard mex, and I think it provides really good value for the price. I'm quite annoyed though that they've come down by about £60 since I bought it a couple of months ago. If I hadn't bought this guitar it would've been a PRS SE. I chose this because it seemed more my style, but there are times when I miss a tremolo. It's a great guitar, easily one of the best in it's price range. I recommend it (my second one, anyway). Feel free to PM me any questions. // 8
About Alienation
alienation
A noun
1 alienation
the action of alienating; the action of causing to become unfriendly; "his behavior alienated the other students"
Category Tree:
act; human action; human activity
╚action
╚alienation
2 alienation
(law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another; "the power of alienation is an essential ingredient of ownership"
Category Tree:
act; human action; human activity
╚group action
╚transaction; dealing; dealings
╚transfer; transference
╚alienation
3 alienation, disaffection, estrangement
the feeling of being alienated from other people
Category Tree:
psychological feature
╚feeling
╚dislike
╚alienation, disaffection, estrangement
╚isolation
4 alienation, estrangement
separation resulting from hostility
Category Tree:
state
╚integrity; unity; wholeness
╚separation
╚isolation
╚alienation, estrangement
alienation
Sense of isolation, powerlessness, and therefore frustration; a feeling of loss of control over one's life; a sense of estrangement from society or even from oneself. As a concept it was developed by German philosophers G W F Hegel and Karl Marx; the latter used it as a description and criticism of the condition that developed among workers in capitalist society.
The term has also been used by non-Marxist writers and sociologists (in particular Emile Durkheim in his work Suicide 1897) to explain unrest in factories and to describe the sense of powerlessness felt by groups such as young people, black people, and women in Western industrial society.
TUGAS
John Denver _ Take Me Home, Country Roads
This song appears on twenty-one albums, and was first released on the poems, prayers and promises album. this version has also been released on the very best of john denver (double cd), this is
Denver, the country roads collection and the rocky mountain collection albums. it has been rerecorded on the greatest hits vol 1, take me home country roads & other hits, changes, favourites
Ce of america, john denver (italian) and country classics albums. it has been rerecorded again on the a portrait and the john denver collection - take me home, country roads albums, and again on
Love again and a celebration of life albums. live versions also appear on the an evening with john denver, live in london, live at the sydney opera house, the wildlife concert and the best of jo
Nver live albums.
Almost heaven, west virginia
Blue ridge mountains
Shenandoah river -
Life is old there
Older than the trees
Younger than the mountains
Growin like a breeze
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
All my memories gathered round her
Miners lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine
Teardrops in my eye
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
I hear her voice
In the mornin hour she calls me
The radio reminds me of my home far away
And drivin down the road I get a feelin
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong
West virginia, mountain momma
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, now country roads
Take me home, now country roads
MICHAEL BUBLE LYRICS
"Home"
Another summer day
Has come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm
May be surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh, I miss you, you know
And I’ve been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
“I’m fine baby, how are you?”
Well I would send them but I know that it’s just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that
Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I’m lucky, I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I’ve got to go home
Let me go home
I’m just too far from where you are
I wanna come home
And I feel just like I’m living someone else’s life
It’s like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
'Cause this was not your dream
But you always believed in me
Another winter day has come
And gone away
In even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home
And I’m surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know
Let me go home
I’ve had my run
Baby, I’m done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all be all right
I’ll be home tonight
I’m coming back home
TOM JONES LYRICS - 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.
Its good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, theyll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
Its good to touch the green, green grass of home.
The old house is still standing tho the paint is cracked and dry,
And theres 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.
Its good to touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, theyll all come to meet me, arms reaching, smiling sweetly.
Its 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 theres a guard and theres a sad old padre -
Arm in arm well walk at daybreak.
Again I touch the green, green grass of home.
Yes, theyll all come to see me in the shade of that old oak tree
As they lay me neath the green, green grass of home