Paxton, Tom - I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound Lyrics

A Universal truth

I sure wish YouTube would require that whoever posts a song at least make an effort to also include the recording date, as well as the names of the musicians involved. Who gives a rat’s ass about the date it was posted on YouTube? Just my 2 cents...

this is one of the greatest folk tunes of all time... timeless

DISHEHARA HE MOR MON

I remember, it was my university farewell, and a 80 year old man, was singing this really soft moody Bengali ballad song to this tune, I remember, how he would often slip onto Paxton , and revert back and go on ceaselessly. Well, I don't know his name, neither did I know of this song, before this night; somehow the tune has stitched it's notes hard like an embroidery against my consciousness. Brilliant!

Arunendu Das, Dishehara amar mon

Thank you Tom, for inspiring me and sending me on my folk music and guitar playing journey 55 years ago, at "The Fat Black Pussycat" in East Lansing, Michigan. You took the time to teach me how to finger pick "That was the last thing on my mind". I still do it just like that today. Keep on making that wonderful music my friend.

Thanks , Tom. This was one of the frst songs that I learned to play. Good memories. The lyrics feel old fashioned now, like opening a box of good old photos. Great to see, great to hear. One of most awful treatments of this whistful piece is a version done by bad bluegrass band. Laugh or cry; here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAbIbO7jiWE

so nice

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind. The answer is blowing in the wind. (Arent they similar? Or I am thinking too much?)

Songs of that era, the best time, the best music. Glad I grew up during that time.

The man is an inspiration. His song Comedians and Angels has become an anthem for me as I'm still trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. I'm only 75 so I guess there's still time.

We can all relate to the theme of this classic song.......and I can't help but wonder why.....cant help but wonder why....i wish I was a rambled to....whoever You are reading this ...i love ya

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 troubled mind

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 wanderin' through this land just doin' the best I can
Tryin' 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 wonderin' too

And I can't help but wonder
Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

Well, I had a little girl one time, she had lips like sherry wine
And she loved me till my head went plumb insane
But I was too blind to see she was driftin' away from me
And my good gal went off on the morning train

And I can't help but wonder
Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

If you see me passing by and you sit and you wonder why
And you wish that you were rambling 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

And I can't help but wonder
Where I'm bound, where I'm bound
Can't help but wonder where I'm bound

Songwriters: Tom Paxton

MY favorite Tom Paxton song. This was my traveling song when I was young and on the bum, lo these many years ago.

I'm a big fan of Tom Paxton. Love all his songs

real fine

I learned to fingerpick listening to this album.

Always awesome! Xx

I missed most of this man's career, I had been abducted by aliens to planet X ( early 70s) and missed a lot until I got back to earth (early 2000s).  He writes some pretty fine songs.

list on Paul simon after this. Not even close

a most bought a rambler car after this song

one and only back in time he set the standard

I Just saw Tom tonight. His Birthday is on Halloween. He is 80. He still plays and sings just like this. I got to go backstage and tell him happy bday and hug him. I got to tell him how he inspired me to play guitar. One of the best nights of my life.

Awesome :) Such a good moment! Thanks for sharing

beautiful:)

He inspired me and my guitar playing too ! I especially love this song !

Thank you!

Listening to this ,still ease my troubles.

Thanks. It's been almost fifty years since I heard this original recording by tom but never ever could forget it.

এতো চাওয়া নিয়ে কোথা যাই?

তাই তো!

Anirban Roy ♥️♥️

Dishehara mon

Great song

Geeze how I love that song It just brought back a multitude of memories to me as well

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
Some are bad, some are good
Some have done the best they could
Some have tried to ease my troubled mind
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound
Where I'm bound
And I can't help but wonder where I'm bound
I have wandered thru this land
Just a doing the best I can
Tryin 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 a wondering, too
I had a little girl one time
She had lips like Sherry wine
I loved her 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 the morning train
And I had a buddy back home
But he started out to roam
I hear he's out by Frisco Bay
And sometimes when I've had a few
His old voice comes a ringing thru
And I'm going out to see him some old day
If you see me passing by
And you sit and you wonder why
And if you wish that you were a rambling too
Nail your shoes to the kitchen floor
Lace them up and bar the door
Thank your stars for the roof that's over you

Many thanks RH Rudro.

RH Rudro I

Thank a ton.

Thanks for this -- it takes me back to the beauty of what was happening in the mid 60's - and Tom's voice and songs [not that many of them but they were almost all beauties]. Superb!!

Colin Keenan i

great memories of tom at the free trade hall manchester. got the chance to see him at the lowry theatre salford late 1990s

I can't help but wonder if this song speaks to everyone. It's my favorite of Tom's.

Always brings back wonderful memories of old friends back in the '60s when I was a young'un in my 20s. Tom a true poet. Music never gets old.

What a brilliant song !! And what a brilliant voice !!!

Tom will not be touring in the UK again. Very sad. Great songs, though. Loads of memories.

This is not past tense! I still sing along in the clubs to his songs: "Can't Help to Wonder Where I'm Bound", "Ramblin' Boy", and "The Last Thing on My Mind" live on yet after all these years among folksingers.

even more than Dylan Tom was the voice of the 60's

+scott meyer yeah, I like classic Dylan before he met electric guitar.

Isn't it bob Dylan

Just heard a busker singing this song in the high street. just had to come back and play this beautiful song. At 66yrs, i had heard of Tom but never got around to listening to him. that has all changed now!

u bet along with Hoyt axton

Right, along with Led Zeppelin.

Don't we all feel like this on the road less traveled with tears in our tracks.

Both versions that I have heard of this, Johnny Cash and this one, are equally as good.

Sparrow9612 Go check out Tiny Tim's version

Reminds me so much of my childhood with my Dad the great PLD singing this & many other songs with his friends round our house...gave me my great love of all music genre.  Thanks Dad...love & miss you.xxx

Happy 77th Tom :)

Nipper Jellie jn

Awesome. Nadine

Fantastic. See: http://robindunnmusic.wordpress.com/tom-paxton/

This song brings back wonderful memories to me..of a night in 1968...a special night...

WANT TO KNOW ...........................

Don't we all remember 68'. With love.

great    Tom Paxton   thank you   for all songs   bless you

yes he was Samm

Wasn't Tom Paxton the writer of this classic folk standard (and several others too)?