"Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter John Denver in 1966, originally included on his debut demo recording John Denver Sings as "Babe I Hate to Go".
"lˈiːvɪŋ ˌɔn ɐ dʒˈɛt plˈeɪn" ɪz ɐ sˈɔŋ ɹˈɪʔn̩ ænd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd baɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɪŋɚsˈɔŋɹaɪɾɚ dʒˈɑːn dˈɛnvɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ˌɔn hɪz deɪbjˈuː dˈɛmoʊ ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ dʒˈɑːn dˈɛnvɚ sˈɪŋz æz "bˈeɪb aɪ hˈeɪt tə ɡˈoʊ".