To Morrow

" I Want to Go to Morrow ," also called "To Morrow," is a novelty song written by Lew Sully in 1898 and recorded by Dan W. Quinn in 1902. It was later adapted and recorded by Bob Gibson, and further popularized by the Kingston Trio.

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To Morrow (C)(WORD)
To Morrow (C)(PDF)

To Morrow (G)(WORD)
To Morrow (G)(PDF)

You can play along with the Kingston Trio recording using the (C) songsheet. For BUG Jam, if I'm leading the song, we'll use the (G) songsheet. Thanks to Virgina Simpson Geffros for suggesting this song for BUG!

It is not absolutely clear whether the song refers to Morrow, Ohio, or Morrowville, Kansas. The song refers to Ohio but, supposedly, this exact situation happened with reference to the town in Kansas in 1896. Morrow, Kansas was named for its founder - Cal Morrow - then was renamed in 1896 because railroad agents were getting too many orders for “a ticket to Morrow.”

The Kingston Trio recorded a version of this song, called "To Morrow", for their album String Along, released in 1960. It was their fifth studio album in a row to reach number one on the Billboard charts and remained there for ten weeks. String Along received an RIAA gold certification in 1962, a year after Dave Guard had left the group. It was the last LP of the Trio to reach the number one spot.

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