Tom Paxton - Comedians & Angels Lyrics






I miss my friends tonight, their faces shine for me,
The clamor of their's singing's like some mad calliope.
Still ringing through the Lion's Head until the morning light,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.

With Jameson's or Bushmills, or Trotsky on the rocks;
The Fenian at the barricade, the batter in the box;
A song for every season, a smile in every fight,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.

When Dave was in his glory, and singing Brecht and Weill,
The Clancys hauled a chantey out and gave us Paddy Doyle;
The Mets were either best or worst, and Marx was wrong or right,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.

I wonder where they are now, they could be anywhere;
In Hell or California, or back in Sheraton Square.
They left us where they left us, so we put out the light,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.

Each one drained a parting glass and sailed out to sea,
And what a crew of rogues they made, in gleeful anarchy.
They sang to the horizon a song no pen could write,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.

They sang to the horizon a song no pen could write,
Comedians & Angels, I miss my friends tonight.





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  1. G.... M....

    I was a folkie before I could read or write, thanks to my brother 13 years my senior. But back then, I didn't know who Tom Paxton was. As I grew up, I found out that many of the songs some of my idols (e.g., The Kingston Trio) performed were written by Tom Paxton.

  2. D.... D....

    I love you Tom Paxton ! :) x

  3. D.... S....

    Two of the greatest troubadours in history----Tom Paxton & Liam Clancy---they just don't come any better!!!!

  4. M.... ....

    Actually, he's wrong -- eventually, the Lion's Head did install a jukebox.

  5. a.... ....

    great man

  6. M.... R....

    dear God this is absolute gold

  7. L.... ....

    dear Mr Paxton.....I had the rare gift of meeting you and talking on a few occasions with my dear friend Frank Christian, whose playing you respected....Like you....I miss my friends tonight....I hope you are well

  8. m.... s....

    His guitar is So In Tune, and he plays So Surely, and he delivers each sung line So Thoroughly And Plainly. and he So Occupies Each Measure.. I forgot to look at the pictures. What a lesson in performance. Pisses me off.

  9. T.... K....

    One thing you need to train a little harder on is how to tell a joke. It didn't come off as a joke. It came off as disrespectful to folk in that group that stood on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement (including Mr. Paxton) and your explosion about how superior you were didn't help you look better - quite the contrary. Every new generation mistakes hormones for passion. We did and so will you. Give it some time Offspring. You're still a very little fellow in a wide world after all.

  10. E.... M....

    @OffspringFTW65 before you make dopey comments do your homework.....that is Eric Bibb a wonderful musician who oozes talent .....probably because unlike you he doesn't spend all day watching youtube and making comments he knows nothing about

  11. M.... C....

    Eric Bibb is the lone black man sitting in the background, an excellent singer/song writer too.

  12. H.... ....

    @OffspringFTW65 Looks to me like he's one of the musicians. I don't see any hidden agenda.

  13. M.... J....

    @ OffspringFTW65....... That's Keb Mo, and yeah, it means something!

  14. s.... ....

    I miss your friends also, Tom. We could use a few more people on the left to have a consistent peace message.

  15. P.... G....

    I have this dvd its well worth owning,liam clancy is in brilliant form , and this a class song from the great tom paxton.

  16. P.... T....

    Pax & Liam.......say no more !

  17. k.... ....

    good to see this great man. still as good today as he was way back .

  18. W.... ....

    ....I miss my friends tonight! Good stuff.