Story Behind The Song
A true story about my mother teaching me how to pray.
Song Description
The old familiar prayer from long ago. Now I lay me down to sleep. A daughter remembering how her mother taught her this prayer and how she passed it down through the generations
| Song Length |
2:43 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Unique - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Relaxed, Cheerful |
Subject |
Life, Relationship |
| Similar Artists |
Amy Grant, Anita Baker |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
MAMA?S PRAYER © Eva Fry 1998
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP.
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
GOD BLESS MAMA AND DADDY
SISTER AND BROTHER
GRANDMA AND PAPA
AND GOD BLESS ME.
WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL
MY MAMA TAUGHT THAT SIMPLE PRAYER
SHE?D TUCK ME INTO BED AT NIGHT
AND SAY
?DON?T FORGET TO SAY YOUR PRAYERS?
I?D SAY
?GOD BLESS MAMA AND DADDY
SISTER AND BROTHER
GRANDMA AND PAPA
AND GOD BLESS ME?.
I GREW UP AND BECAME A MOM
I TAUGHT MY KIDS THAT SIMPLE PRAYER
I?D TUCK THEM INTO BED AND NIGHT
AND SAY
?DON?T FORGET TO SAY YOUR PRAYERS?
THEY?D SAY
?GOD BLESS MAMA AND DADDY
SISTER AND BROTHER,
GRANDMA AND PAPA,
AND GOD BLESS ME.
NOW MY CHILDREN HAVE ALL GROWN.
THEY HAVE CHILDREN OF THEIR OWN.
THEY TUCK THEM INTO BED AT NIGHT.
AND SAY
?DON?T FORGET TO SAY YOUR PRAYERS?.
THEY SAY
?GOD BLESS MAMA AND DADDY
SISTER AND BROTHER,
GRANDMA AND PAPA,
AND GOD BLESS ME?.
SPOKEN: IT WAS MY MAMA?S SIMPLE PRAYER
NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP.
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP.
IF I SHOULD DIE BEFORE I WAKE.
I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO TAKE.
GOD BLESS MAMA AND DADDY.
SISTER AND BROTHER,
GRANDMA AND PAPA,
AND GOD BLESS ME.