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"The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964. The song was released on Paxton's 1964 album Ramblin' Boy, which was his first album released on (Elektra Records). Tom Paxton used the tune from "Leaving of Liverpool" as a basis for "The Last Thing on My Mind."

The song remains one of Paxton's best-known compositions.

The song has since been covered by dozens of artists, including:

Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's 1967 duet recording of "The Last Thing on My Mind", their first single as a duet act, reached the top ten at number six on the U.S. country music singles chart in December of that year.^{[citation needed]}

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-'''"The Last Thing on My Mind"''' is a [[song]] written by [[United States|American]] [[folk singer|musician]] and [[singer-songwriter]] [[Tom Paxton]] in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964.  The song was released on Paxton's 1964 album ''[[Ramblin' Boy]]'', which was his first album released on ([[Elektra Records]]). Tom Paxton used the tune from [["Leaving of Liverpool"]] as a basis for "The Last Thing on My Mind."
+'''"The Last Thing on My Mind"''' is a [[song]] written by [[United States|American]] [[folk singer|musician]] and [[singer-songwriter]] [[Tom Paxton]] in the early 1960s and recorded first by Paxton in 1964.  The song was released on Paxton's 1964 album ''[[Ramblin' Boy]]'', which was his first album released on ([[Elektra Records]]). Tom Paxton used the tune from "[[Leaving of Liverpool]]" as a basis for "The Last Thing on My Mind."
 The song remains one of Paxton's best-known compositions.