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PRAYER
NOW RUN ALONG HOME AND JUMP INTO BED.
SAY YOUR PRAYERS AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
THIS VERY SAMETHING I SAY UNTO YOU.
YOU DREAM OF ME AND I WILL DREAM OF YOU. AMEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GARDEN CITY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: CA0001960
PRAYER
GOD IS GOOD, GOD IS GREAT, LET US THANK HIM FOR OUR FOOD. AMEN.
Submitter comment: THIS PRAYER IS SAID BY GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Where learned: UNKNOWN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
I WISH I WAS A LITTLE ROCK A SITTIN' ON A HILL.
DOING NOTHIN' ALL DAY LONG BUT JUST SITTIN' STILL.
I WOULDN'T EAT, I WOULDN'T SLEEP,
I WOULDN'T EVEN WASH}
I'D JUST KEEP SITTIN' ALL DAY LONG AND REST MYSELF, B'GOSH}
Where learned: DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 02-00-1980
IRISH BLESSING
MAY YOU BE IN HEAVEN AN HOUR BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE GONE.
Submitter comment: HIS FATHER USED TO TELL THIS TO HIM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; TROY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief BELIEF -- Prayer |
Date learned: CA00001950
PARODY OF PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
A BAG OF PEANUTS AT MY FEET.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
YOU'LL KNOW I HAD THE STOMACH ACHE.
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS FROM MY FATHER MANY YEARS AGO.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE ILE
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-10-1970
BEDTIME PRAYER?
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
A BAG OF PEANUTS AT MY FEET.
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
YOU'LL KNOW I DIED OF A STOMACH ACHE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 02-13-1972
PRAYER
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY GHOSTUS.
HE WHO EATS FASTEST, GETS THE MOSTEST.
RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THANKS FOR THE GRUB.
YEAH, GOD.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 01-28-1972
PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP,
IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE, I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 04-26-1972
A CHILD'S PRAYER SWEDISH
GUD SOM HATVER BARNEN KAR; SE TIL MIG SOM LITEN AR;
HVART JAG MIG I VERLDEN VANDER; STAR MIN LYCKA I GUD'S HANDER.
GOD THAT LOVES THE CHILDREN; WATCH O'ER ME THAT LITTLE IS;
WHERE EVER I TRAVEL IN THIS WORLD, RESTS MY FORTUNE IN
HIS HANDS.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT REMEMBERS HER MOTHER TELLING HER THIS PRAYER
ABOUT 75 YEARS AGO, WHEN SHE WAS A SMALL CHILD.
Where learned: LETTER ; MINNESOTA ; STURGEON LAKE
James Callow Keyword(s): TRANSLATION
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
NIGHT PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
WITH A BAG OF PEANUTS AT MY FEET,
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE,
YOU'LL KNOW I DIED OF A BELLY ACHE!
Where learned: NOT GIVEN
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MOCK PRAYER
BEFORE MEAL PRAYER: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, AND OF
THE SON AND HOLY GHOST, WHO EVER EATS FASTEST, GETS MOST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-00-1971
MOCK PRAYER
IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AT LUNCH TIME A COMMON BEFORE
MEAL PRAYER WAS "RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THANKS FOR THE GRUB,
YEA GOD."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MEAL PRAYER
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND OF THE SON AND HOLY GHOST.
WHO EASTS THE FASTEST, GETS THE MOST.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-06-1971
GOD BLESS THE POTATOES, GOD BLESS THE MEAT,
EVERYONE WITH PANTS ON, SIT DOWN AND EAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 03-16-1971
BRETON FISHERMEN'S PRAYER
DEAR GOD BE GOOD TO ME;
THE SEA IS SO WIDE,
AND MY BOAT IS SO SMALL.
Where learned: GRAND RAPIDS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
MOCK GRACE BEFORE MEALS
RUB-A-DUB-DUB
BRING ON THE GRUB
YEAH, GOD!
Submitter comment:
AT MERCY HIGH SCHOOL, LUNCH WAS EATEN UNDER THE STRICTEST
SUPERVISION, SO IT WAS CONSIDERED QUITE DARING FOR A
FOURSOME TABLE TO PRAY THUS.
Where learned: MERCY HIGH SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
PARODY OF THE SIGN OF THE CROSS
IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, SKIP THE SON, JUMP THE FENCE,
AND MAKE A HOME RUN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 11-06-1971
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP
PUT 25 DOLLARS AT MY FEET,
PUT SYRUP IN MY HAND,
SO I CAN SUP MY WAY TO THE PROMISED LAND.
Where learned: WORK
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-30-1971
MOCK PRAYER
THIS LITTLE COUPLET WAS SAID BY THE INFORMANT AS A GRACE
BEFORE MEALS. IT WAS SAID WHILE LOOKING UP TOWARDS
HEAVEN AND RUBBING HIS HANDS TOGETHER IN ANTICIPATION
OF A GOOD MEAL:
RUB-A-DUB-DUB,
THANKS FOR THE GRUB.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; SEMINARY ; PLATTSBURGH
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00001966 FALL
MOCK PRAYER
O LORD, GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO
KEEP MY BIG MOUTH SHUT
WHEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL I'M TALKING ABOUT.
Where learned: GROSSE POINTE WOODS ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN