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"Morningtown Ride"
Single by The Seekers
from the album Hide & Seekers
B-side"When the Stars Begin to Fall"
Released1966
Genre
  • Folk[1]
  • folk-pop[2]
  • lullaby[3]
Length2:36
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Malvina Reynolds
Producer(s)Tom Springfield
Music video
"Morningtown Ride" - (Stereo, 1966) on YouTube

"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby,[3] written and performed by Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by The Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song 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.[4]

  1. ^ "Spotlight Singles" Billboard, February 4, 1967. p. 16. Accessed December 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Dimery, Robery (2015). "The Seekers - "The Carnival Is Over". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 163.
  3. ^ a b Ley, Alison (2003). Sounds of Singing: Reception-Y2/P1-P3, p. 49. Nelson Thornes. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes", Susie Tallman & Rock Me Baby Records. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

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