This quote, poem, has what seems a million variations. Wanting to think of myself as a poet, I wrote three of my own.

Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep

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Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And should I die before I wake
Let them bury me with a rake
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Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And should I die before I wake
Bring me back to life with a gentle shake

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Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And should I die before I wake
Let them bury me with a rake
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Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
And should I die before I wake
Bring me back to life with a gentle shake