"Red River Valley"). Evelyn Knight recorded the song for Decca Records in 1945. Johnny Cash covered the song on his 1959 album Songs of Our Soil, as did Tennessee Ernie Ford on Gather 'Round the same year. Also in 1959, it was included on The Four Lads' album, Swing Along. Other versions became popular in other countries; it is well known to many generations in Japan, with a cover by singer Ken Hirai becoming massively popular in 2002. In March 1961, on his album Swing Low, Sam Cooke did a rendition of the song. Bing Crosby included the song in a medley on his album 101 Gang Songs (1961). The song was the inspiration for the 1963 Twilight Zone episode "Ninety Years Without Slumbering". The Big 3 recorded the song in their album Live at the Recording Studio in 1964 A popular clock toy, marketed by Fisher-Price from 1962 to 1968, had a dial on it that, when turned, caused the music box mechanism in the toy to play the song along with clock-like ticking and moving hands on the face of the clock. An updated version of the toy (which is completely made of plastic and with other activities like a clicking plastic mouse on the side) has been manufactured by Fisher-Price since 1994. Imitations of the toy made by various companies exist and are sold in various countries worldwide. Jon Pertwee recorded a version in 1966 for the children's album Children's Favourites, on the Music for Pleasure record label. John Fahey recorded a solo guitar version on his 1967 album Days Have Gone By. Joan Morris recorded it in 1975, on Who Shall Rule This American Nation (Nonesuch), an album of songs by Work. In 1983, Fred Penner, a Canadian children's entertainer, covered "My Grandfather's Clock" on the LP album Special Delivery, which was later rereleased as Ebenezer Sneezer on CD in 1994. In 1986, Larry Groce sang the song on Disney Children's Favorite Songs 3. A version of the song was recorded by Red Grammer on his 1994 family music recording, Down The Do Re Mi. It was parodied as "My Grandfather's Grunge" by the Kenneth Williams character Rambling Syd Rumpo on the BBC radio show Round the Horne. It was among the popular folk songs parodied by Allan Sherman in his medley song, "Shticks and Stones (Shticks of One, Half a Dozen of the Other)." Garrison