Cover art for Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover) lyrics by Peter, Paul and Mary

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Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover)

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Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover) Lyrics

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Cover art for Leaving on a Jet Plane (John Denver cover) lyrics by Peter, Paul and Mary

by lauraji

13y ago

I always understood it to be an anti-war song. The man is leaving for Vietnam. That's why it was so popular as a peacenik folk song in the '60s.

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