Hummed by Alan Hale and danced by him, Grace Hayes, Ruth Roman (singing voice dubbed by Trudy Erwin) and Milton Berle. Look for the Silver Lining (1949) - Played backstage when Marilyn first sees her family. Also performed by Ray Bolger on-stage Young Man with a Horn (1950) - played by Young Rick and other kids I'll See You in My Dreams (1951) - sung by Patrice Wymore (dubbed by Bonnie Lou Williams) The Winning Team (1952) - played during the carnival dressing room scene Strangers on a Train (1951) - Played when buying ice cream at the amusement park Con Air (1997) 28 Days (2000) - performed by Mitch Miller Lyrics The original 1922 lyrics are now public domain in the United States due to age. The chorus remains well known, but the verses have generally been omitted from vocal performances since the early years of the song's popularity. The verses give a hint of melancholy to the song, while the chorus on its own can be an almost ecstatic reverie. The popular chorus has a catchy melody, constructed more creatively by Walter Donaldson than most Tin Pan Alley popular songs of the era. Gus Kahn's clever lyrics use playful wording and subsidiary rhymes within lines in a manner found in some of the better novelty songs of the era, but seldom found in songs where the effect was romantic rather than comic. Use "Carolina in the Morning" has been used in public celebrations in the states North Carolina and South Carolina. It is also frequently sung by collegiate a cappella groups. The song was also recorded by Brent Spiner for his 1991 album Ol' Yellow Eyes Is Back. Among the more colorful renditions of this song was in the Warner Bros. cartoon Book Revue (1946) in which Daffy Duck sings a Russian-accented version, imitating a then famous Danny Kaye characterization, saying "feener", "Caroleena", etc., while wearing a zoot suit. Moreover, Warner Brothers utilized the song as part of the musical score of many of their Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes cartoons. In 1951, Alfred Hitchcock chose a mechanical-orchestra version to play at an amusement park as a prelude to Miriam's murder in Strangers on a Train. Performance artist and comedian Andy Kaufman often performed the song as his character Tony Clifton, e.g. during The Midnight Special he hosted in 1981, and two years earlier, in 1979, at Carnegie