Bless Your Heart and Bless Your Skin

DESCRIPTION: "Bless your heart and bless your skin, Open your mouth and poke it in." Offered as a sequel to a typical grace, "Father we than thee for this food, Bless us all and help us to be good."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1953 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: religious | blessing
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, Frances Boshears, "Granddaddy Roberts," Volume 3, Number 3 (Fall 1953), p. 153, "(Bless your heard and bless your skin)" (1 text)
File: MWF153D

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