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Tom Paxton

Tom Paxton

285 songs
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2017
Album
Jan 2017
Boat in the Water

3 tracks

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Album
Jan 2017
Boat in the Water

3 tracks

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2008
Album
Feb 2008
Comedians & Angels

15 tracks

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Album
Feb 2008
Comedians & Angels

15 tracks

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2004
Album
Jan 2004
Outward Bound & Morning Again

24 tracks

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Album
Jan 2004
Outward Bound & Morning Again

24 tracks

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2004
Album
Jan 2004
Best of Friends

11 tracks

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Album
Jan 2004
Best of Friends

11 tracks

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1996
Album
Dec 1996
Goin’ to the Zoo

5 tracks

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Album
Dec 1996
Goin’ to the Zoo

5 tracks

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1993
Album
Dec 1993
Wearing the Time

2 tracks

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Album
Dec 1993
Wearing the Time

2 tracks

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1991
Album
Jan 1991
It Ain’t Easy

2 tracks

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Album
Jan 1991
It Ain’t Easy

2 tracks

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1986
Album
Jan 1986
And Loving You

2 tracks

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Album
Jan 1986
And Loving You

2 tracks

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1984
Album
Dec 1984
One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters

3 tracks

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Dec 1984
One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters

3 tracks

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1982
Album
Dec 1982
Bulletin...

8 tracks

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Dec 1982
Bulletin...

8 tracks

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1982
Album
Dec 1982
Even a Gray Day

7 tracks

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Album
Dec 1982
Even a Gray Day

7 tracks

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1979
Album
Jan 1979
Up&Up

7 tracks

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Album
Jan 1979
Up&Up

7 tracks

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1977
Album
Dec 1977
Heroes

9 tracks

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Album
Dec 1977
Heroes

9 tracks

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1976
Album
Dec 1976
New Songs From the Briarpatch

2 tracks

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Album
Dec 1976
New Songs From the Briarpatch

2 tracks

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1973
Album
Dec 1973
Children’s Songbook

7 tracks

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Album
Dec 1973
Children’s Songbook

7 tracks

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1971
Album
Dec 1971
Peace Will Come

10 tracks

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Dec 1971
Peace Will Come

10 tracks

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1971
Album
Jan 1971
How Come The Sun

9 tracks

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Album
Jan 1971
How Come The Sun

9 tracks

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1969
Album
Dec 1969
6

11 tracks

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Album
Dec 1969
6

11 tracks

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1968
Album
Dec 1968
The Things I Notice Now

5 tracks

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Album
Dec 1968
The Things I Notice Now

5 tracks

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1968
Album
Jan 1968
Something to Sing About

3 tracks

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Album
Jan 1968
Something to Sing About

3 tracks

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1965
Album
Dec 1965
Outward Bound

3 tracks

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Dec 1965
Outward Bound

3 tracks

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1964
Album
Dec 1964
Ain’t That News

14 tracks

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Album
Dec 1964
Ain’t That News

14 tracks

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1963
Album
Dec 1963
Ramblin’ Boy

5 tracks

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Album
Dec 1963
Ramblin’ Boy

5 tracks

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1962
Album
Jan 1962
I’m The Man That Built The Bridges

6 tracks

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Album
Jan 1962
I’m The Man That Built The Bridges

6 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Deep Fork River Blues
#2
Even a Gray Day
#3
Born on the Fourth of July
#4
Daily News
#5
Cindy’s Cryin’
#6
Bad Old Days
#7
Don’t Slay That Potato
#8
All Night Long

About Tom Paxton

Discography

Outward Bound & Morning Again
24 tracks · 2004
Comedians & Angels
15 tracks · 2008
Ain’t That News
14 tracks · 1964
Best of Friends
11 tracks · 2004
6
11 tracks · 1969
Peace Will Come
10 tracks · 1971
Heroes
9 tracks · 1977
How Come The Sun
9 tracks · 1971
Bulletin...
8 tracks · 1982
Even a Gray Day
7 tracks · 1982
Up&Up
7 tracks · 1979
Children’s Songbook
7 tracks · 1973
I’m The Man That Built The Bridges
6 tracks · 1962
Goin’ to the Zoo
5 tracks · 1996
The Things I Notice Now
5 tracks · 1968
Ramblin’ Boy
5 tracks · 1963
Boat in the Water
3 tracks · 2017
One Million Lawyers and Other Disasters
3 tracks · 1984
Something to Sing About
3 tracks · 1968
Outward Bound
3 tracks · 1965
Wearing the Time
2 tracks · 1993
It Ain’t Easy
2 tracks · 1991
And Loving You
2 tracks · 1986
New Songs From the Briarpatch
2 tracks · 1976

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Popular lyrics by Tom Paxton

Deep Fork River Blues

Oh, the Deep Fork is a muddy river Near my home, near my home The Deep Fork is a muddy river Near my home, near my home And the Deep Fork is…

Even a Gray Day

Even a gray day With a cold wind Train late again Even a gray day Is a good day now Even a black night With a hard rain With plans down a dr…

Born on the Fourth of July

As a schoolboy I played with a plastic grenade It was gray and with caps it was loaded In the dirt we would cry and dramatically die As it f…

Daily News

Civil rights leaders are a pain in the neck Can't hold a candle to Chang Kai Shek How do I know? I read it in the Daily News Ban the bombers…

Cindy’s Cryin’

Cindy's cryin' but it ain't no use - She's got a habit and she can't get loose Stoppin' each and ev'ry man she meets Gonna be a hooker on Bl…

Bad Old Days

The gentle sound of your breathing, the murmur of the night The sounds that really belong in music and someday I just might Meantime I just …

Don’t Slay That Potato

Don't Slay That Potato By Tom Paxton How can you do it? It's heartless, it's cruel It's murder, cold-blooded, it's gross To slay a poor vege…

All Night Long

All night long Dreaming badly, feeling something's wrong; Faces crying As they fade away Who can say where they were going? Where's Their so…

Buy a Gun for Your Son

Hallelujah, Dads and Mommies Cowboys, rebels, Yanks and commies Buy yourselves some real red-blooded fun If you want to make the grade You'v…

And if It’s Not True

Most of my evenings I spend on my own, listening to Spanish guitars Next year I say Barcelona for me; late nights in dark Spanish bars Sippi…

Discography at a glance

285

Songs on Lyrks

24

Albums

112

Singles

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Popular tracks by Tom Paxton include Deep Fork River Blues, Even a Gray Day, Born on the Fourth of July, Daily News, Cindy’s Cryin’. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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