Morningtown Ride is called a lullaby, perhaps not as well known as some of the Seekers' other songs in this country. Kind of nice. Australian group, brother of Dusty Springfield wrote some of their hit songs but not the one below, written by a woman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbmhBnHYp3sAnd yet, it is not some real old song at that.
Train whistle blowin'
Makes a sleepy noise
Underneath the blankets
For all the girls and boys
Rockin' rollin' ridin'
Out along the bay
All bound for Morningtown
Many miles away
Driver at the engine
Sandman rings the bell
Underneath the lantern
To show that all is well
Rockin' rollin' ridin'
Out along the bay
All bound for Morningtown
Many miles away
The Springfields were a folk group with Dusty and Brother forshadowed the Seekers and were probably a bit similar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqKtJrs12wThen, Dusty went on to her own thing and became a big star. There's a bunch of books on her at amazon to read.