"Durham Town (The Leavin')" is a song, written and sung by Roger Whittaker, released as a single in 1969.
"[6] Whittaker returned to Britain in November to find the song ascending the UK Singles Chart towards a No.
The wake of the success Whittaker enjoyed with "The Last Farewell" in the summer of 1975 resulted in the reissue of "Durham Town" in the US and Canada, where the track became an Easy Listening hit.
In 2016, the French version ("Mon pays bleu") was recorded and released as a single by the Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier.
The cover appeared as the title track of a tribute album to Whittaker produced by the Quebec singer Mario Pelchat, and was also released as a single.