Written by | Woody Guthrie |
Source | Nursery Days (album) |
Publisher | Folkway Music Publishers, Inc. |
First | Episode 0005 |
"Riding in My Car," also known as "Car Song" and by other alternate titles, is a song originally written and performed by Woody Guthrie for his children's album Nursery Days.
Susan sang a cover of the song on Sesame Street Episode 0005 on guitar with some kids. Susan briefly referenced the song in Episode 0115 as she, Gordon, and the kids prepared for an imaginary car ride. She later performed the song in full again in Episode 0160.
Pete Seeger sang the song in Episode 0108 in a medley of songs about wheels.
References[]
- Oscar says, "Going for a ride in the car-car," in reference to the song when Barkley boards the Sloppy Jalopy in Episode 1543 of Sesame Street.