"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby

Lullaby

A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of speeding that process. As a result they are often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in every culture and since the ancient period....

 written by Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her song-writing, particularly the songs "Little Boxes" and "Morningtown Ride".-Early life:...

 in 1957 and recorded by a number of artists, notably The Seekers

The Seekers

The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...

. It tells the comforting story of the 'journey' through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" (children).

1962

It was also sung by the Limeliters, an American singing group led by Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough

Glenn Yarbrough is an American folk singer. He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels.-Biography:...

, in their 1962 album "Through Children's Eyes." (RCA Victor LSP 2512 (stereo

STEREO

STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...

, RCA Victor LPM 2512 (mono

Monaural

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is single-channel. Typically there is only one microphone, one loudspeaker, or channels are fed from a common signal path...

)

1964

Performed by The Seekers with Bobby Richards and his Orchestra on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers (Music for Pleasure

Music for Pleasure (record label)

Music for Pleasure was a record label that issued budget-priced albums of popular and classical music, although the latter were marketed under the Classics for Pleasure name...

 MFP 1301),

1966

It was subsequently released as a single (Columbia DB 8060), produced by Tom Springfield

Tom Springfield

Tom Springfield is the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene...

, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 in December 1966.

1970

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

1975

Bob McGrath

Bob McGrath

Robert Emmet "Bob" McGrath is an American singer and actor best known for playing the human character Bob on Sesame Street. He was born in Ottawa, Illinois. McGrath was named for Irish patriot Robert Emmet....

 sang this song on the Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...

 album, Bert & Ernie Sing-Along

Bert & Ernie Sing-Along

Bert and Ernie Sing Along is a Sesame Street album released in 1975 that involved the entire cast of humans and Muppets doing a sing-a-long in Bert and Ernie's bathroom....

.

1980

Raffi

Raffi (musician)

Raffi Cavoukian, CM, OBC , better known by his stage name Raffi, is a Canadian-Armenian singer-songwriter, author, essayist and lecturer...

 sang this song on his album in 1980 Baby Beluga

Baby Beluga

Baby Beluga is a music album by popular children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The title track was inspired by a baby beluga that Raffi saw at the Vancouver Aquarium in Vancouver, BC and is considered by many to be his greatest hit....

 (Rounder

Rounder Records

Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...

).

2000

The Wiggles

The Wiggles

The Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...

 and Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little

Jimmy Little AO , is an Australian Aboriginal musician, singer, songwriter and guitarist, whose career has spanned six decades. For many years he was the only Aboriginal star on the Australian music scene...

 sang this song on their 2000 album "Wiggly Wiggly World" (Lyons Group

Lyons group

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).