Morningtown Ride

"Morningtown Ride"
Single by Malvina Reynolds
from the album Hide and Seekers
Released	1957
Format	12" single and various formats
Recorded	1957 Malvina Reynolds 1962 RCA Victor 1964 Music for Pleasure 1966 Columbia UK 1970 Pacific Cascade Records 1980 Rounder 2002 Lyons Group
Genre	lullaby
Label	various
Writer(s)	Malvina Reynolds
Producer(s)	various

"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby, written and performed by Malvina Reynolds in 1957, and covered by a number of artists. It tells the 'comforting' story of the 'journey' through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" (children), on board a train, with the Sandman as guard.

Performances

• It was sung by the Limeliters, an American singing group led by Glenn Yarbrough, in their 1962 album "Through Children's Eyes." (RCA Victor LSP 2512 (stereo, RCA Victor LPM 2512 (mono)

• Performed by The Seekers with Bobby Richards and his Orchestra on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers (Music for Pleasure MFP 1301). It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single (Columbia DB 8060), produced by Tom Springfield, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart in December 1966.

• Reynolds herself recorded it on her 1970 album Artichokes, Griddle Cakes, and Other Good Things (Pacific Cascade Records LP-7018).

• Bob McGrath sang this song on the Sesame Street album, Bert & Ernie Sing-Along.

• Raffi sang this song on his album in 1980 Baby Beluga (Rounder).

• The Wiggles and Jimmy Little sang this song on their 2000 album "Wiggly Wiggly World" (Lyons Group).

• Erkki Liikanen sang a Finnish-language version, Matka Aamun Kaupunkiin.

• Annette Hodgson performed this as the character Noelene in The Sapphires.