Matelot's Prayer, The

DESCRIPTION: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray my soul the Lord shall keep, And grant no other sailor take My shoes and socks... But if some poor soul should... try to take these things away, I'll punch his bleeding head in!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987 (Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy)
KEYWORDS: humorous clothes sailor religious warning
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Tawney-GreyFunnelLines-RoyalNavy, p. 121, "The Matelot's Prayer" (1 text)
File: Tawn121

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