(CBC Still Photo Collection) Since the release of the accompanying album in 1980, Baby Beluga has gone on to inspire generations of children. The song's unforgettable melody and light lyrics ...

That song would be 1980's "Baby Beluga," the trademark tune by Raffi, the beloved Canadian folk singer who's entertained children worldwide for nearly 50 years. To wit, Morris casually re-wrote ...

(Not only that, but "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" was the only lullaby I remembered and, like many lullabies of yore, it's full of ominous lyrics ... Beluga" quickly became my daughter's sleep song.

"Baby Beluga in the deep blue sea. Swims so wild and you swim so free. Heaven above, and the sea below, And a little white whale on the go." To celebrate the anniversary of the song and album ...