The Sailor Prayer - ca. 1918
Transcript
THE SAILOR PRAYER Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, Grant no other sailor take My shoes and socks before I wake. Lord guard me in my slumber And keep my hammock on its number. May no clews nor Lasihngs break And let me down before I wake. Keep me safely in thy sight And grant no fire drill tonight. And in the morning let me wake Breathing scents of sirloin steak. God protect me in my dreams And make this better than it seems. Grant the time may swiftly fly When myself shall rest on high. In a snowy feather bed, Where I long to rest my head. Far away from all these scenes From the smell of half done beans. Take me back into the land Where they don't scrub down with sand. Where no Demon Typhoon blows, Where the women wash the clothes. God, thou knowest all my woes Feed me in my dying thoes. Take me back, I'll promise then Never to leave home again. THREE YEARS LATER Our Father who are in Washington (Heaven) Please dear Father let me stay Do not drive me now away, Wipe away my scalding tears And let me stay my thirty years. Please forgive me all my past And things that happened at the mast. Do not my request refuse, Let me stay another cruise. AMEN.
Details
| Title | The Sailor Prayer - ca. 1918 |
| Creator | Unknown photographer |
| Source | Unknown photographer. The Sailor Prayer. ca. 1918. Carroll Bunch Scrapbook. P75. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri. |
| Description | This short article titled "The Sailor Prayer" includes a picture of a sleeping sailor. Transcription on reverse side reads: "To Francis This is the prayer of about 50% of the boys that enlist David." This photo was taken from a scrapbook compiled by Carroll H. Bunch. Bunch was born in Clay County, Missouri and served as a Private in the 149th Aero Squadron during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Sailors; World War, 1914-1918--Religious aspects |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | P75 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | ca. 1918 |
| Language | English |