"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby,[3] written and performed by American singer Malvina Reynolds.
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.
It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single in 1966 (Columbia DB 8060),[5] produced by Tom Springfield.
[6] The song spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No.
[5] In the United States, the song spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No.