<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Tom Paxton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Tom Paxton </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> The song remains one of Paxton's best - known compositions . </P>

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