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Pray the Lord my soul to take }}
Pray the Lord my soul to take }}


A common Christian prayer said before bedtime, dating back at least to the 18th-century [[wikipedia:New England Primer|New England Primer]]. In media, this is always said by children and has two uses:
A common Christian prayer said before bedtime, dating back at least to the 18th-century [[wikipedia:New England Primer|New England Primer]]. In media, this is always said by children and has two uses:
* Showing how adorable or mischevious they are.
* Showing how adorable or mischevious they are.
* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]], especially in religious horror.
* [[Ironic Nursery Tune]], especially in religious horror.


In the first variation, expect some kind of mundane addition like "and also give me a pony".
In the first variation, expect some kind of mundane addition like "and also give me a pony".


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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Parodied by, of all people, Father Mulcahy in ''[[M*A*S*H|Mash]]'':
* Parodied by, of all people, Father Mulcahy in ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|Mash]]'':
{{quote|Now I lay me down to sleep,
{{quote|Now I lay me down to sleep,
A bag of peanuts at my feet.
A bag of peanuts at my feet.
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== [[Music]] ==
== [[Music]] ==
* The HIM song "Buried Alive By Love" plays with the second part of the prayer:
* The HIM song "Buried Alive By Love" plays with the second part of the prayer:
{{quote|If I should die before I wake, pray no one my soul to take
{{quote|If I should die before I wake, pray no one my soul to take
And if I wake before I die, rescue me with your smile. }}
And if I wake before I die, rescue me with your smile. }}
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis the Menace]]'' and ''[[Family Circus]]''.
* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''[[Dennis the Menace US|Dennis the Menace]]'' and ''[[Family Circus]]''.
* A ''[[Garfield]]'' [http://garfield.nfshost.com/1987/04/29/ strip] shows Jon starting the prayer, but he stops because he hears Garfield open the refrigerator door.
* A ''[[Garfield]]'' [http://garfield.nfshost.com/1987/04/29/ strip] shows Jon starting the prayer, but he stops because he hears Garfield open the refrigerator door.
* Parodied in a ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' strip with Larry the Croc and his son:
* Parodied in a ''[[Pearls Before Swine]]'' strip with Larry the Croc and his son:
{{quote|"Now I lay me down to sleep.
{{quote|"Now I lay me down to sleep.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Looney Tunes]] often uses this, particularly when a character is at gunpoint or under some other apparently mortal threat. The main villains, such as Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd, often make the demand, "Say your prayers, rabbit!"
* [[Looney Tunes]] often uses this, particularly when a character is at gunpoint or under some other apparently mortal threat. The main villains, such as Yosemite Sam and Elmer Fudd, often make the demand, "Say your prayers, rabbit!"
* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure [[Nightmare Fuel]]. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."
* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''[[The Simpsons]]'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure [[Nightmare Fuel]]. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."
** [[Memetic Mutation|Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me]].
** [[Memetic Mutation|Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me. Can't sleep, clown'll eat me]].
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