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Thread #18842 Message #3644930
Posted By: Jim Dixon
24-Jul-14 - 02:23 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Leaving London (Tom Paxton)
Subject: Lyr Add: LEAVING LONDON (Tom Paxton)
Here are the correct lyrics, verified by me against an actual recording via Spotify:
LEAVING LONDON
As sung by Tom Paxton on "Outward Bound" (1966) and "The Best of Tom Paxton: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound: The Elektra Years" (2005)
1. With a dark and rolling sea
Between my true love and me,
I keep walking through this cold hard town.
While I wait for better days,
I could use a place to stay,
Or a floor where I could lay my blanket down.
CHORUS: If I could beg, steal, or borrow
A ticket on some ship or plane,
I'd be leaving London tomorrow
To fly to my own love again.
2. Up at dawn to change my shirt,
And to wash away the dirt,
Then it's over to American Express.
Not one letter did I find.
No, she didn't send one line,
Though I know she has my forwarding address. CHORUS
3. Last night the Troubadour
Was so full they barred the door,
And I sang a song she knows quite well,
But it wouldn't take too long
To make up another song
For a lonesome and a last farewell. CHORUS