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此曲為John Denver於1966所寫，原歌名是《Babe, I Hate to Go》。同一年，他將此曲併同其他15首歌，自費壓製了250張黑膠唱片，當作禮物分送親友。後接受唱片製作人的建議，才將歌名改為《Leaving on a Jet Plane》。

由於Peter，Paul and Mary這個三重唱團體和John Denver所屬的民謠合唱團The Mitchell Trio，同為一個唱片製作人，經由製作人的引介，Peter，Paul and Mary在1967錄唱了當時尚未正式發行的此曲，並收錄在專輯《Album 1700》中。有些詭異的是，專輯推出後，此曲並未受到何矚目，直至1969另發行單曲，才開始在排行榜一路攀升，最後衝到告示牌熱門100的第一名，也是Peter，Paul and Mary在該榜唯一的一首冠軍曲。

英國搖滾樂團New Order在1989推出的一首《Run 2》，由於吉他間奏部份和《Leaving on a Jet Plane》過於相似 ( 有重組之嫌 )，被John Denver的唱片出版商告上法院並獲得勝訴。迄後《Run 2》的作曲者亦由John Denver共同掛名。

John Denver最為膾炙人口的歌曲，應該就是那首《Take Me Home, Country Road》了。1997，John Denver駕駛小飛機失事，僅享年53歲。雖然不是噴射機，但也真的是坐飛機離去了。







All my bags are packed
I'm ready to go
I'm standin' 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 die

So kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
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
Ev'ry place I go, I'll think of you
Ev'ry song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring 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
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
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

Oh, kiss me and smile for me
Tell me that you'll wait for me
Hold me like you'll never let me go
'Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go

But, I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again
Oh babe, I hate to go