Goin' for a Ride

Written by	Jeff Moss
Date	1969
Publisher	Festival Attractions, Inc.
First	Episode 0037

"Goin' for a Ride" is a song about traveling in a car, a train, and a boat. It is sung by three Anything Muppets (performed by Frank Oz, Caroll Spinney, and Jim Henson). The song ends with them all crashing into each other, causing the boat to sink.

The song was later covered by Olivia and Luis in Episode 2323 using the same music track.

Releases

Audio

• The Sesame Street Book & Record (1970)
• Goin' for a Ride/I Love Trash (single, 1970)
• Somebody Come and Play (1974)
• 60 Favorite Songs from Sesame Street (1975)
• 25 Greatest Hits (1975)
• Sesame Street Theme/Goin' for a Ride (single, 1976)
• Sesame Street Gold! (1977)
• Sesame Street Music Society Album (1978)
• Sing-Along Travel Songs (1996)
• Are We There Yet? (2004)
• Imagination Collection (2012)

Video

• Elmo's Travel Songs and Games (2011)

Publications

• Sesame Street Songbook Vol. 1
• The Sesame Street Songbook (1971 edition only)
• Songs of Sesame Street (1977)
• The Songs of Sesame Street in Poems and Pictures (1983)

International releases

Australia

• The Wonderful World of Sesame Street

Canada -- "Je m'en vais me promener"

• Sésame (1976)

France -- "Viens On Va Se Balader"

• Chansons de 1, Rue Sésame: Ouvre Toi Rue Sésame (1974)

Israel

• Rechov Sumsum Program 2 (1984)

The Netherlands -- "Op Reis"

• Sesamstraat (1976)
• 15 Jaar Sesamstraat (1991)
• Vakantie Favorieten (1993)
• Het Leukste uit Sesamstraat (1995)
• VOF de Kunst: Liedjes uit Sesamstraat (1995)
• Vrolijk Op Weg (1995)
• De Vier Jaargetijden (2003)

Spain

• Abrete Sesamo (1976)
• Viaja con Nosotros (1993; DVD)

See also

• Going for a Ride (book)