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 lie here smiling wid...

BOTTLE OF WINE (Tom Paxton) Ramblin' around this dirty old town Singin' for nickels and dimes Times getting rough I ain't got enough To buy me a bottle of wine ...

BOUND FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND THE SEA (Tom Paxton) If you can't come along, Love, then you must stay behind You're bound to say farewell to me I must bid you goo...

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND (Tom Paxton) It's a long and a dusty road It's a hot and a heavy load And the folks that I meet ain't always kind So are...

DAILY NEWS (Tom Paxton) 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 bom...

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 vegetable just for you...

HIGH SHERIFF OF HAZARD (Tom Paxton) Am C Am Now the High Sheriff of Hazard is a hard working man C G To ...

HOLD ON TO ME BABE by Tom Paxton(?) As my aching head is begging for a sleep that will not come I rise and walk the morning street again I keep wondering how yo...

How beautiful upon the mountain Are the steps of those who walk in peace How beautiful upon the mountain Are the steps of those who walk in peace Across the br...

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER WHERE I'M BOUND (Tom Paxton) It's a long and a dusty road It's a hot and a heavy load And the folks that I meet ain't always kind So ar...

I like the way you look when you don't know that I'm lookin' at you And everywhere you look you're seein' somethin' or somebody new I can see you startin' to sm...

If you can't come along, love, then you must stay behind You're bound to say farewell to me I must bid you goodbye, though I hate to see you cry But I'm bound f...

by Tom Paxton (Intro:) C G Someone had the right idea out in Iowa G7 C Palo Alto County had its own straw p...

Jennifer's Rabbit (Tom Paxton) Jennifer slept in her little bed With dreams of a rabbit in her little head Jennifer's rabbit, brown and white Left the house and...

Oh, I have a little daughter, and my daughter's name is Kate And she's every bit mischievous as a kitten on a skate With a bandage on her forehead and the bruis...

It's a lesson too late for the learnin', Made of sand, made of sand In the wink of an eye my soul is turnin' In your hand, in your hand Chorus: Are you goin' aw...

LEAVING LONDON (Tom Paxton) With a dark and rolling sea Between my love and me I keep walking thru this cold hard town While i wait for better days I could use ...

I got a letter from LBJ It said, "This is your lucky day" It's time to put your khaki trousers on Though it may seem very queer We've got no jobs to give you he...

My Dog's Bigger Than Your Dog (Tom Paxton) My dog's bigger than your dog, My dog's bigger than yours, My dog's bigger And he chases mailmen, My dog's bigger th...

Some ladies are foolish Some ladies are gay Some ladies are comely Some live while they may My lady's a wild flying dove My lady is wine She whispers each eveni...

ONE MILLION LAWYERS by Tom Paxton Humankind has survived some disasters, I'm sure Like locusts and flash floods and flu There's never a moment when we've been ...

ONE TIME ONLY (Tom Paxton) I spent my hungry young years running wild There was a lot I had to do And I spent cities like a handful of change But I never quit ...

OUT OF LUCK, OUT ON ANOTHER HIGHWAY (Tom Paxton --- reworked by Bob Clayton) 1 Pulled into Jackson in the morning light, Saw the last of Jackson about ten last...

OUTWARD BOUND (Tom Paxton) Outward bound, upon a ship that sails no ocean Outward bound, it has no crew but me and you All alone when just a minute ago the shor...

RAMBLIN BOY (C) F C F He was a pal and a friend always We rambled round in the hard ol' days He never cared if I had no dough We rambled round in the rain and s...

SHE SITS ON THE TABLE (Tom Paxton) She sits on the table in a dress made of paper Diplomas all over the wall One university, one school of medicine She's overw...

SHOW ME A PRETTY LITTLE NUMBER (Tom Paxton) All over this great big city Can't find a woman who's nice and pretty They all look like a page in a magazine Legs ...

Some friends and I have worked for years in deepest secrecy The work went on around the clock and I look for a treat We've built the perfect weapon, we're unvei...

The Love Of Loving You By Tom Paxton In an unexpected moment I beheld you I'd never seen your face, I did not know your name Then you came into my life from ou...

The Marvelous Toy (Tom Paxton) When I was just a wee little lad full of health and joy My father homeward came one night and gave to me a toy A wonder to behol...

The Willing Conscript Words and Music by Tom Paxton Oh Sergeant I'm a draftee and I've just arrived in camp I've come to wear the uniform and join the martial t...

THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND (Tom Paxton) This world goes round and round Green leaves must turn to brown What goes up must come down It all comes back to yo...

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN HOOVER (Tom Paxton) What a friend we have in Hoover Freedom has no truer friend Is your thinking left of center? He will get you in th...

What a friend you are If I had a golden star I'd pin it on you For seeing it through with me, with me What a friend indeed Oh they all but had me[Incomprehensi...

WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN SCHOOL TODAY (Tom Paxton) What did you learn in school today, dear little boy of mine? I learned that Washington never told a lie I learn...

When Annie Took Me Home by Tom Paxton Late at night, somewhat tight, Guardian angels put to flight Freddie's doused the neon light That promised while it shone ...

When we were good she had a way with me She'd simply stay with me and make my whole day ring When we were good she'd made the nights go fast She'd put out the l...

One night as I was walking down Columbus Avenue The sushi bars were shuttered, and the dark cantina too I stood there in the darkness as an empty cab rolled by ...