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Who else loved the song, "Leaving On A Jet Plane?" When we took weekend trips to Vermont, the 8 track tapes we played singers like Cat Stevens, Carly Simon, Carole King, Peter Paul And Mary, James Taylor, John Denver and Simon and Garfunkel. "Leaving On A Jet Plane" was written by a young John Denver, who was then a member of the Chad Mitchell Trio before beginning his solo career in the 1970s. Denver wrote this in 1967 ironically during a layover at Washington airport. The Chad Mitchell Trio (of which the then unknown Denver had replaced Mitchell two years prior) recorded the song that year, as did Spanky & Our Gang and Peter, Paul and Mary. It only became a hit when the famous folk trio, Peter Paul And Mary released it as a single two years later. https://youtu.be/vLBKOcUbHR0 SO, we got to listen to it by all of the aforementioned and repeated the versions by John Denver and Peter, Paul And Mary like a broken record. Looking back, I am not sure which version I like best... so I have decided to share all the versions with you and we can decide together!!! https://youtu.be/Qc-7SnMnX78 Lyrics to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by John Denver All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go I'm standing here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin' It's early morn The taxi's waitin' He's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could cry So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go I'm leavin' on a jet plane I Don't know when I'll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go There's so many times I've let you down So many times I've played around I tell you now, they don't mean a thing Every place I go, I'll think of you Every song I sing, I'll sing for you When I come back, I'll wear your wedding ring So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go I'm leavin' on a jet plane I Don't know when I'll be back again Oh, babe, I hate to go Now the time has come to leave you One more time Let me kiss you Then close your eyes I'll be on my way Dream about the days to come When I won't have to leave alone About the times, I won't have to say Kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go I'm leavin' on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again Leavin' on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again Leavin' on a jet plane I don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe I hate to go So here I am again, listening to this soothing folk song, over and over and over again! What was your favorite version? Listen To John Denver’s Unreleased Judy Collins Cover “The Blizzard”