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MAGIC PRAYER
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE
IF I EVER TELL A LIE.
Submitter comment: THE LEFT BREAST IS CROSSED WITH THE RIGHT FOREFINGER AS THE
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Speech Speech BELIEF -- Prayer SPEECH -- Gesture |
Date learned: 04-15-1972