10 Quotes by Tom Paxton

It's a lesson too late for the learning,made of sand, made of sand.In the wink of an eye my soul is turning,in your hands, in your hands.Are you going away, with no word of farewell,will there be not a trace left behind?I could of loved you better,didn't mean to be unkind.You know it was the last thing on my mind.

A preacher will preach,a teacher will teach,a miner will dig in the mines.I ride the rods, trusting in God,Holding my bottle of wine.

Some people you don’t have to satirize, you just quote ’em.

Our leaders are the finest men, that’s whey we elect them again and again.

A suffering world cries for mercy, as far as the eye can see. Lawyers around every bend in the road, lawyers in every tree.

Don’t slay that potato, let us be merciful please.

Look em in the eye. Make a gesture of inclusion, which he did all the time. And above all, have a chorus. So I learned from Pete Seeger to have something for them to sing.

In a small village near Calcutta, in 1998, a villager who could not speak English sang me What Did You Learn In School Today? in Bengali! Tom Paxton’s songs are reaching around the world more than he is, or any of us could have realized. Keep on, Tom!

In its power, clarity and shear beauty, Mack Bailey’s voice reminds me of no one more than my friend, the late John Denver. I love to hear this man sing.