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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.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
A NON-DENOMINATIONAL PRE-MEAL PRAYER WE SAID AT HOME:
THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD WE EAT
THANK YOU FOR THE BIRDS THAT TWEET (OR SING)
THANK YOU LORD FOR EVERYTHING. AMEN.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 12-00-1971
NIGHT TIME CHANT
MY GRANDMOTHER USED TO SIT ON HER FRONT PORCH ON
SUMMER NIGHTS AND CHANT:
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT,
FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT,
I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT,
HAVE THE WISH I WISH TONIGHT.
Submitter comment:
FOR A WHILE SHE CHANGED THE LAST LINE TO "I WISH WE'D
GET A PIANO TONIGHT." HER FATHER GOT SO SICK OF HEARING
THAT EVERY DAY AND NIGHT, THAT ONE DAY HE FINALLY WENT
OUT AND BOUGHT THEM A PIANO. THEN THE WISH OF MY
GRANDMOTHER AND HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS CAME TRUE.
Where learned: HOME ; MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 03-31-1971
MEAL PRAYER
BLESS THIS FOOD
BLESS THIS MEAT.
COM'N JESUS, LET'S EAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-12-1971
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP,
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
WHEN IN THE MORNING LIGHT I WAKE,
HELP ME A PATH OF LOVE TO TAKE.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT SAID THIS PRAYER WHEN SHE WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
IN MARYLAND. SHE IS 22 YEARS OLD IN 1970.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROCHESTER HILLS
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00001958 CA.
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
RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THANKS FOR THE GRUB, YEA GOD!
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT'S LITTLE BROTHER SAYS THIS INSTEAD OF GRACE
BEFORE MEALS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 02-17-1971
JOHNNY APPLESEED GRACE
OH, THE LORD'S BEEN GOOD TO ME,
AND SO I THANK THE LORD.
FOR GIVING ME, THE THINGS I NEED,
THE SUN AND THE RAIN AND THE APPLE SEED.
OH, THE LORD'S BEEN GOOD TO ME.
Where learned: CAMP OHIYESA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GRACE
THE LORD BE PRAISED
THAT MY BELLY BE RAISED
SIX INCHES ABOVE THE TABLE,
AND I'LL BE DAMNED
IF IT AIN'T CRAMMED
AS FAR AS IT IS ABLE.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GRACE
GOD FOOD, GOOD MEAT,
GOOD GOD, LET'S EAT.
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GRACE
RUB-BA-DUB-DUB
THANKS FOR THE GRUB,
YEAH, GOD!
Where learned: DETROIT ; MICHIGAN, ASSUMED
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
GRACE BEFORE MEALS
LORD MAKE US ABLE TO EAT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-00-1970
GRACE BEFORE MEALS
RUB-A-DUB-DUB, THANKS FOR THE GRUB,
YEAH, GOD.
Submitter comment: LEARNED AT SACRED HEART SEMINARY (DETROIT, MICHIGAN)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 11-00-1970
MOCK GRACE BEFORE MEALS
GOOD BREAD, GOOD MEAT;
GOOD GOD, LET'S EAT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
James Callow Keyword(s): PARODY
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 10-30-1970
MOONLIGHT WISH
THIS LITTLE SAYING WAS OFTEN REPEATED BY CHILDREN OUT AT
NIGHT:
MOONLIGHT, STARLIGHT,
HOPE I DON'T SEE ANY GHOSTS TONIGHT.
I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT
HAVE THE WISH I WISH TONIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 09-10-1969
CONJURATION
STAR LIGHT, STAR BRIGHT,
FIRST STAR I'VE SEEN TONIGHT,
I WISH I MAY, I WISH I MIGHT,
MAKE A WISH COME TRUE TONIGHT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; ROYAL OAK
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 03-14-1970
POLISH GRACE
RUB-A-DUB-DUB
THANKS FOR THE GRUB
YEA GOD!
Submitter comment: I LEARNED THIS FROM MY GIRLFRIEND WHO HAD HEARD IT IN CAMP.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00-00-1966
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY.
COME BACK SOME OTHER DAY.
Where learned: ILLINOIS ; CHICAGO
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00-00-1955
STAR BRIGHT, STAR LIGHT,
FIRST STAR I SEE TONIGHT.
I WISH I MAY
I WISH I MIGHT
HAVE THE WISH
I WISH TONIGHT.
Where learned: AUSTRALIA ; TOORAK ; VICTORIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 00001968 FALL
I SEE THE MOON AND THE MOON SEES ME,
GOD BLESS THE MOON, AND GOD BLESS ME.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Belief Belief |
Date learned: 11-03-1968