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NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP,
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
IF I SHOULD LIVE FOR OTHER DAYS,
I PRAY THE LORD TO GUIDE MY WAYS.

Submitter comment: INFORMANT USED TO SAY THIS PRAYER, HER GRANDMOTHER FROM
NEW YORK TOLD HER.

Where learned: NEW YORK

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief

Date learned: NOT GIVEN

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