Various songs from the Tom Paxton 6 album

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Various songs from the Tom Paxton 6 album

28 Feb 99 - 06:00 PM (#60767)
Subject: Tom Paxton
From: vat@tucomm.net

I am looking for the lyrics for the following Tom Paxton songs:

Cindy's Cryin'
Dogs At Midnight
Crazy John
Annie's Going to Sing Her Song.

01 Aug 01 - 01:18 PM (#519153)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Max

refresh

01 Aug 01 - 01:25 PM (#519161)
Subject: ADD: Annie's Going to Sing Her Song (Tom Paxton)
From: MMario

Annies going to sing her song

from Joe Offer: archive of the link posted above:

http://web.archive.org/web/20010212000447/http://members.nbci.com/elstongunn/annie.html

ANNIE'S GOING TO SING HER SONG

What's your hurry? Just watch this.
This is one you mustn't miss:
Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

A drink for me, a drink for you;
You're going to need a drink or two:
Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

You never heard it sung before;
I hear it twice a month or more,
Complete with tears and sheepish grins;
It only lacks the violins.

The tune goes flat from time to time,
The lyric sometimes fails to rhyme,
But Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

La la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la,
Annie's going to sing her song
Called "Take Me Back Again."

It sometimes lasts the whole night long,
Depends on how long she's been gone,
I sit and look as hard as nails;
She knows the damn thing never fails.

Take the bottle, fill your cup;
Don't miss the part where I fold up;
Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

La la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la,
Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

It isn't Annie's only tune;
The other I'll be hearing soon,
Next week, tomorrow, or today;
She sings it when she goes away.

Take the bottle, fill your cup;
Don't miss the part where I fold up;
Annie's going to sing her song,
Called "Take Me Back Again;"
Come on, Annie, sing you song,
Called "Take Me Back Again."

01 Aug 01 - 01:41 PM (#519173)
Subject: Lyr Add: Crazy John
From: Sorcha

Found Crazy John:

CRAZY JOHN
(For John Lennon)

Crazy John, where you gonna run to today?
Crazy John, so early to be up and away,
They never can hear you, John, so how can you teach them?
They never come near you, John, so how can you reach them?
Crazy John, can I come along when you go?
Crazy John, you tell them what they don't want to know.
They never can hear you, John, they have no desire.
They're beginning to fear you, John, and the hate's getting higher.

When you wade in the water, the people can't see the old reflections.
When you stand in the road, the people can't read the old directions.
When the people get lost, they start building a cross.

Crazy John, why you wanna go back again?
Crazy John, talking with the desperate men?
You have to be crazy, John, for taking those chances,
When you could be lazy, John, just playing for dances.

When you wade in the water, the people can't see the old reflections.
When you stand in the road, the people can't read the old directions.
When the people get lost, they start building a cross.
Crazy John, I want to be crazy too.

01 Aug 01 - 01:46 PM (#519180)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Mark Cohen

They're all on Tom Paxton 6, so after work today I'll dig the album out of the box and put them down. (Though undoubtedly the redoubtable Mudcat will have them all within the hour!) I could probably do them all from memory, but the way my memory's been these days, I wouldn't trust me.

Aloha,
Mark

01 Aug 01 - 01:48 PM (#519184)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Jacob B

Cindy's Crying is in the Forum, in this thread.

01 Aug 01 - 01:51 PM (#519186)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: MMario

Cindy's cryin' is in the DT

01 Aug 01 - 01:55 PM (#519193)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Sorcha

Cindy's Cryin' Looks like you only need to do two, Mark.

01 Aug 01 - 01:56 PM (#519194)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: MMario

all we need then is Dogs at Midnight and the mystery song from the other thread.

01 Aug 01 - 02:07 PM (#519212)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Sorcha

Aha! It's not Paxton, it's Danny Beal, check here. No lyrics yet, tho.

01 Aug 01 - 02:38 PM (#519232)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: kendall

Tom will be at Champlain Valley this weekend.

01 Aug 01 - 02:47 PM (#519236)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: MMario

dogs at midnight in the forum

01 Aug 01 - 06:53 PM (#519378)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: GUEST,Tiger

I've got a bunch of these, plus many others, on my website at:

http://users.neca.com/rsbassoc/songbook.htm

Most are in the DT, but here's my list:

Pay me a visit

01 Aug 01 - 10:53 PM (#519447)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton
From: Mark Cohen

Hey, my memory was all right...except for some minor glitches on Cindy's Cryin'. But I think there might be a mistake in the DT..."We can make it but we better stop tryin'"-- should that be "start tryin'"? I can't get a clear auditory memory, but it does make more sense that way. Thanks for asking for these, vat...I've always loved that album.

Now, while we're on the subject, let me ask this question again: does anyone know the identity of "Uncle Jack"? I heard Tom perform it at the Main Point near Philadelphia in 1971, and I believe he said it was about an artist who had been blacklisted during the McCarthy era. His nephew had been living with him, but the authorities took the boy away because of the uncle's "unsavory" character. I'd love to know more of the story.

Aloha,
Mark

24 Jan 05 - 01:46 AM (#1386802)
Subject: DT Corr: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound
From: Joe Offer

Somebody pointed out to me that the Digital Tradition had some typographical errors in the lyrics for this song:

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND
(Tom Paxton)

It's a long and dusty road,
It's a hot and a heavy load
And the folks I meet ain't always kind.
Some are bad and some are good.
Some have done the best they could.
Some have tried to ease my troublin' mind.

[Chorus]
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound,
Where I'm bound.
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound.

I've been wandering through this land
Doing the best I can,
Trying to find what I was meant to do.
And the people that I see
Look as worried as can be,
And it looks like they are wondering too.
[Chorus]

Oh, I had a little gal one time,
She had lips like sherry wine,
She loved me till my head went plumb insane.
But I was too blind to see
She was drifting away from me,
And my good gal went off on a morning train.
[Chorus]

Well, I had a buddy back home,
But he started out to roam,
And I hear he's out by 'Frisco Bay.
And sometimes when I've had a few,
His old voice comes a-ringing through,
And I'm going out to see him some old day.
[Chorus]

So, if you see me passing by,
And you sit and you wonder why,
And you wish that you were a rambler, too;
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor,
Lace 'em up and bar the door,
Thank your stars for the roof that's over you.
[Chorus]

Source: CD booklet from Tom Paxton: Live For the Record
Sugar Hill Records, 1996 - with some corrections based on the recording

(the CD booklet says "ease my trouble in mind," but other sources say "troublin' mind."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2OnQ0ANO5Q

24 Jan 05 - 11:32 PM (#1387806)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: GUEST,bflat

Thanks Joe, reading through the lyric I could hear the tune and appreciate that you put it here for everybody. Come morning, I'm going to work on playing it. It has been among my favorite tunes from Mr. Paxton.

Ellen

25 Jan 05 - 12:01 AM (#1387813)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M
From: DonMeixner

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND
(Tom Paxton)

It(C)'s a long and dusty road,
It's a h(F)ot and a he(Am)avy lo(DM)ad
And the fo(G7)lks I meet ain't always ki(C)nd.
Some are bad and some are good.
Some have do(F)ne the be(AM)st they cou(DM)ld.
Some have tri(G7)ed to ease my troublin' mi(C)nd.

[Chorus]
And I ca(Dm)n't help but wo(C)nder whe(G7)re I'm bo(c)und,
Whe(Em)re I'm bou(Am)nd.
Ca(Dm)n't help but won(C)der whe(G7)re I'm bou(C)nd.

CINDY'S CRYIN'
(Tom Paxton)

Ci(G)ndy's cryin' but it ai(C)n't no us(G)e -
She's got a habit and she ca(D7)n't get l(G)oose.
Stoppin' each and ev'ry ma(C)n she me(G)ets,
Gonna be a hooker on Ble(D7)ecker Str(C)eet.

on Ble(D7)ecker (G7) Str(C)eet.
Honey, makes you feel like cr(G)yin'.
Y(G7)ou sa(C)id you'd leave it and I hope you're tr(G)yin'.
Oh, they ca(D7)ll it livin', and It feels like dy(G)in'

25 Jan 05 - 12:08 AM (#1387815)
Subject: Lyr/Chords Add: CRAZY JOHN (Tom Paxton)
From: DonMeixner

CRAZY JOHN
(For John Lennon)

Cra(D)zy John, whe(C)re you gonna run to to(G)day?
Cra(G)zy John, so ea(C)rly to be up and aw(G)ay,
They never can he(Am7)ar you, John, so how can you tea(Em)ch them?
They never come ne(Am7)ar you, John, so how can you re(D7)ach them?

Wh(Eb)en you wade in the water, the people can't se(G)e the old reflections.
(Eb)When you stand in the road, the people can't re(G)ad the old directions.
When the people get lo(Am)st, they start building a cro(D7)ss.

25 Jan 05 - 10:50 AM (#1388040)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: GUEST,bflat

Well shucks, Mr. Meixner, that was so nice of you to post the chords.
Thank you.

Ellen

25 Jan 05 - 02:03 PM (#1388263)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: DonMeixner

Oh, Jeepers Ellen!,

You are welcome.

Don

25 Jan 05 - 02:57 PM (#1388314)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: Jimmy Twitcher

One of my favorite Tom Paxton songs is "My Favorite Year;" does anyone know the chords to that? I'm afraid I'm rather maudlin, so I don't know if I can even sing it without crying, but I'd like to try.

25 Jan 05 - 07:02 PM (#1388550)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: Big Mick

Are you referring to "My Favorite Spring"? Baseball song?

25 Jan 05 - 09:15 PM (#1388662)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: Jimmy Twitcher

Right, "My Favorite Spring." I think that the baseball is incidental, though. I think its really a father & son song.

25 Jan 05 - 09:49 PM (#1388678)
Subject: Chords Add: MY FAVORITE SPRING (Tom Paxton)
From: DonMeixner

Here Shanty,

This is from a very old memory spo I can't swear the chords are perfect. But they are close enough to get you along the way.

Don

MY FAVORITE SPRING
(Tom Paxton)
I us(G)ed to play baseball, I us(C)ed to love to pl(G)ay.
The people all said I'd be a win(A7)ner some(D)day.
We pla(C)yed in the sandlots and the gra(G)vel scho(D)ol ya(G)rds.
I on(C)ce had a try-out with the S(G)t. Lo(D)uis Ca(G)rds.

The Cardinals said, "Young man, we sure like your arm.
We believe you can make it. We'll send you down to the farm.
You need a little seasoning; play a little Double A.
We'll give you a chance to show how much you want to play.

Chorus:
Th(G)at was my favorite Spr(Em)ing.
I (Em)could do an(G)ything.
Fu(C)ll six foot tall and lean.
I(D7) was just seventeen.
M(G)y fast ball was not(Em)hing but smoke.
M(EM)y curve ball snap(G)ped and broke.
My change-up ma(EM)de 'em look bad.
They couldn't hit a th(D)ing I had.

29 Jan 05 - 08:18 PM (#1392790)
Subject: RE: Tom Paxton - various songs
From: Jimmy Twitcher

Hey, Don, thanks! I'm away from my guitar right now, but I can hardly wait to try these.

08 May 16 - 12:37 PM (#3789184)
Subject: Tom Paxton Chords - various songs
From: Jason Xion Wang

Hi - If anyone is looking for the chords to some Tom Paxton songs, it's very likely that you can find it at my "Tom Paxton Chords" page HERE at http://ddpro.ucoz.com/tpchords/. The page now has over 150 songs with chords keyed to lyrics and the number is still increasing everday. When everything is done, the number would reach at least 300.