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* In Rachel Vincent's SoulScreamers series the books are all named for this poem, ''My Soul to Take/Steal/Keep/Save/...'' and late ''If I Die'' and ''Before I Wake''.
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* In Rachel Vincent's SoulScreamers ''Literature/SoulScreamers'' series the books are all named for this poem, ''My Soul to Take/Steal/Keep/Save/...'' and late ''If I Die'' and ''Before I Wake''.
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* Literally quoted line on Music/FrankZappa's album ''Music/LumpyGravy''.
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* A rather [[IronicNurseryRhyme creepier version]] in TomWaits' ''Lullaby'':
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* A rather [[IronicNurseryRhyme creepier version]] in TomWaits' ''Lullaby'':Music/TomWaits' ''Lullaby'' from ''Music/BloodMoney'':
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On AudioPlay/WereAlive Burt mentions it when he, Saul and Angel are camping out on the roof of his store for the night.
-->'''Burt''': Remember to say you prayers boys, especially the part about "If I should die before I wake."
-->'''Saul''': Oh ''great''! There's no way I'm getting any sleep now.
-->'''Burt''': Good! I was hoping to force a lookout.
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On AudioPlay/WereAlive Burt mentions it when he, Saul and Angel are camping out on the roof of his store for the night.
-->'''Burt''': Remember to say you prayers boys, especially the part about "If I should die before I wake."
-->'''Saul''': Oh ''great''! There's no way I'm getting any sleep now.
-->'''Burt''': Good! I was hoping to force a lookout.
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* In ''Literature/TheGrapesOfWrath'' it's mentioned how Ruthie told this prayer when she was little:
-->Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. An' when she got there the cupboard was bare, an' so the poor dog got none. Amen.
-->Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the Lord my soul to keep. An' when she got there the cupboard was bare, an' so the poor dog got none. Amen.
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* In OrsonScottCard's ''Homecoming'' series, the first half of the fourth book (dealing with a crisis during an interstellar voyage with most of the characters in SuspendedAnimation) is titled ''If I Should Wake Before I Die''.
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* In OrsonScottCard's ''Homecoming'' series, the first half of the fourth book (dealing with a crisis during an interstellar voyage with most of the characters in SuspendedAnimation) [[HumanPopsicle suspended animation]]) is titled ''If I Should Wake Before I Die''.
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** ''Discworld/GoingPostal'': Moist recalls that this prayer was potent [[invoked]] NightmareFuel for him as a boy.
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** ''Discworld/GoingPostal'': ''Discworld/MakingMoney'': Moist recalls that this prayer was potent [[invoked]] NightmareFuel for him as a boy.
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** And, true to form, also parodied by {{Beatallica}} in "Sandman" ("Taxman" + "Enter Sandman"). It's actually the same thing as Metallica's, except they replace "God" with "Cliff"[[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Burton]]]].
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** And, true to form, also parodied by {{Beatallica}} in "Sandman" ("Taxman" + "Enter Sandman"). It's actually the same thing as Metallica's, except they replace "God" with "Cliff"[[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Burton]]]]."Cliff".
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* A rather [[IronicNurseryRhyme creepier version]] in [[TomWaits Tom Wait]]'s ''Lullaby'':
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** And, true to form, also parodied by {{Beatallica}} in "Sandman" ("Taxman" + "Enter Sandman"). It's actually the same thing as Metallica's, except they replace "God" with "Cliff"[[hottip:*:[[DontExplainTheJoke Burton]]]].
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Close your eyes, go to sleep\\
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Close your eyes, go to sleep\\sleep
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* The Music/RedHotChiliPeppers put their own spin on it in "Sir Psycho Sexy":
-->Now I lay me down to sleep\\
I pray the funk will make me freak\\
If I should die before I wake\\
Allow me, Lord, to rock out naked!
-->Now I lay me down to sleep\\
I pray the funk will make me freak\\
If I should die before I wake\\
Allow me, Lord, to rock out naked!
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* One adaptation of ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' has Ichabod give a rather humorous variant, to show how completely paranoid he is about supernatural things:
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* One adaptation of ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' ''Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow'' has Ichabod give a rather humorous variant, to show how completely paranoid he is about supernatural things:
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* Then there's the Selfish Kid's Prayer by ShelSilverstein:
-->If I should die before I wake
-->Pray the Lord my toys to break
-->So no other kids can use 'em...
-->If I should die before I wake
-->Pray the Lord my toys to break
-->So no other kids can use 'em...
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* Then there's the Selfish Kid's Prayer by ShelSilverstein:
-->IfCreator/ShelSilverstein:
-->''If I should die before Iwake
-->Praywake\\
Pray the Lord my toys tobreak
-->Sobreak\\
So no other kids can use 'em...''
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* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes 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!"
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* WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' 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!"
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* In the {{Popeye}} cartoon "Nurse To Meet You," Popeye and Bluto are trying to injure themselves so they can get near nurse Olive at the hospital. As Bluto positions himself on a railroad track with a train approaching:
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* In the {{Popeye}} ''{{Popeye}}'' cartoon "Nurse To Meet You," Popeye and Bluto are trying to injure themselves so they can get near nurse Olive at the hospital. As Bluto positions himself on a railroad track with a train approaching:
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-->Come on, choo-choo...do your best!
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* In ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the second verse of Marvin's lullaby starts with this line.
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* In ''TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', ''Literature/LifeTheUniverseAndEverything'', the second verse of Marvin's lullaby starts with this line.
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* A rather [[IronicNurseryRhyme creepier version]] in [[TomWaits Tom Wait]]'s ''Lullaby'':
-->If I die before you wake\\
Don't you cry, don't you ache\\
Nothing's ever yours to keep\\
Close your eyes, go to sleep\\
-->If I die before you wake\\
Don't you cry, don't you ache\\
Nothing's ever yours to keep\\
Close your eyes, go to sleep\\
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* Somewhat borrowed in Sophie B. Hawkins' "As I Lay Me Down".
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* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|US}}'' and ''ComicStrip/FamilyCircus''.
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* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace|US}}'' and ''ComicStrip/FamilyCircus''.''FamilyCircus''.
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-->Now I lay me down to sleep
-->And pray the Lord my soul to keep
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-->And if I die before I wake
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* BillCosby, in his "Cool Covers" routine from the ''Revenge'' album, describes how inappropriate it is to teach this prayer to a young child who's already scared to go to bed due to [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight bedroom closet monsters]].
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* BillCosby, Creator/BillCosby, in his "Cool Covers" routine from the ''Revenge'' album, describes how inappropriate it is to teach this prayer to a young child who's already scared to go to bed due to [[ThingsThatGoBumpInTheNight bedroom closet monsters]].
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* DennisMiller also mentioned the inherent creepiness in the prayer on his old HBO show. After completing the four lines, he responded with "Fuck that, I'm never going to sleep again!"
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* DennisMiller Creator/DennisMiller also mentioned the inherent creepiness in the prayer on his old HBO show. After completing the four lines, he responded with "Fuck that, I'm never going to sleep again!"
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* One adaptation of ''The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'' has Ichabod give a rather humorous variant, to show how completely paranoid he is about supernatural things:
--> '''Ichabod:''' And if I die before I wake, please bring me back to life!
--> '''Ichabod:''' And if I die before I wake, please bring me back to life!
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* In ''AnneOfGreenGables'', Marilla has to figure out something for Anne to say for her evening prayers, seeing as she'd never been taught any. Marilla quickly rules this one out, because [[GenkiGirl Anne]] very much does ''not'' fit the adorable child image associated with it.
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* In the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked "Something Wicked"]] ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' uses a variation emphasizing angels instead of souls, but either version fits well with the series themes.
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* In the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked "Something Wicked"]] ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' uses a variation emphasizing angels instead of souls, death, but either version fits well with the series themes.
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* In the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked "Something Wicked"]] ''Series/Supernatural'' uses a variation emphasizing angels instead of souls, but either version fits well with the series themes.
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* In the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked "Something Wicked"]] ''Series/Supernatural'' ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' uses a variation emphasizing angels instead of souls, but either version fits well with the series themes.
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* In the episode [[Recap/SupernaturalS01E18SomethingWicked "Something Wicked"]] ''Series/Supernatural'' uses a variation emphasizing angels instead of souls, but either version fits well with the series themes.
-->'''Little girl:''' Now I lay me down to sleep
---->I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
----> May angels watch me through the night,
----> And keep me safe til morning light.
----> Amen.
-->'''Little girl:''' Now I lay me down to sleep
---->I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
----> May angels watch me through the night,
----> And keep me safe til morning light.
----> Amen.
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** ''Discworld/GoingPostal'': Moist recalls that this prayer was potent [[invoked]] NightmareFuel for him as a boy.
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* In ''PussGetsTheBoot'', Jinx (later known as [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry]]) says it when he's caught by Jasper (Tom).
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* In ''PussGetsTheBoot'', Jinx (later known as [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry]]) says it when he's caught by Jasper (Tom).(Tom).
* In the {{Popeye}} cartoon "Nurse To Meet You," Popeye and Bluto are trying to injure themselves so they can get near nurse Olive at the hospital. As Bluto positions himself on a railroad track with a train approaching:
-->'''Bluto:''' Now I lay me down to rest,
-->Come on, choo-choo...do your best!
* In the {{Popeye}} cartoon "Nurse To Meet You," Popeye and Bluto are trying to injure themselves so they can get near nurse Olive at the hospital. As Bluto positions himself on a railroad track with a train approaching:
-->'''Bluto:''' Now I lay me down to rest,
-->Come on, choo-choo...do your best!
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* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure NightmareFuel. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."
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* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure NightmareFuel. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."wake..." ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7alnPmA1824 [maniacal laughter] ]]''
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* In ''TheHitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy'', the second verse of Marvin's lullaby starts with this line.
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** This one is also parodied in Music/{{Megadeth}}'s song "Go to Hell":
-->Now I lay me down to sleep,\\
BlahBlahBlah, my soul to keep.\\
If I die before I wake,\\
I'll go to hell, for heaven's sake!
-->Now I lay me down to sleep,\\
BlahBlahBlah, my soul to keep.\\
If I die before I wake,\\
I'll go to hell, for heaven's sake!
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* Said word-for-word in {{Metallica}}'s "Enter Sandman".
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* Said word-for-word in {{Metallica}}'s Music/{{Metallica}}'s "Enter Sandman".
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* KidCudi uses the last two lines in the chorus of The Prayer:
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* Parodied in Music/{{POD}}'s song "Southtown":
-->Could be the next guy that you take before I wake,\\
Now I lay me down to sleep, eyes tight, when I pray.
-->Could be the next guy that you take before I wake,\\
Now I lay me down to sleep, eyes tight, when I pray.
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* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''[[DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]]'' and ''FamilyCircus''.
* 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 ''PearlsBeforeSwine'' strip with Larry the Croc and his son:
* 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 ''PearlsBeforeSwine'' strip with Larry the Croc and his son:
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* Done many times in newspaper comics with small children like ''[[DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis ''ComicStrip/{{Dennis the Menace]]'' Menace|US}}'' and ''FamilyCircus''.
''ComicStrip/FamilyCircus''.
* A''{{Garfield}}'' ''ComicStrip/{{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''PearlsBeforeSwine'' ''ComicStrip/PearlsBeforeSwine'' strip with Larry the Croc and his son:
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* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''TheSimpsons'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure NightmareFuel. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."
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* The clown bed Homer botches up for Bart in ''TheSimpsons'' ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' recites parts of the prayer in a way that is pure NightmareFuel. "If you should die before you wake, hoohuhuhhyukhyukhyuk..."
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* DonaldDuck used it once in the ''Prince and the Pauper'' adaption.
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* DonaldDuck WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck used it once in the ''Prince and the Pauper'' adaption.
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* Used rather ominously, though appropriately, in ''ANightmareOnElmStreet''.
** From ''ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'':
** From ''ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'':
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* Used rather ominously, though appropriately, in ''ANightmareOnElmStreet''.
''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet1984'' when Nancy prepares for the climactic confrontation with Freddy.
**From ''ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'':The Dream Master rhyme from ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet4TheDreamMaster'' is a variation of it:
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-->'''Chorus Children:''' Now I lay me down to sleep. The Master of Dreams my soul will keep. In the reflection by my side...
-->'''Alice Johnson:''' Evil will see itself, and it shall die!
-->'''Alice Johnson:''' Evil will see itself, and it shall die!
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* Used in the trailer for ''My Soul To Take''. It's also probably in the movie.
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* Used in the trailer for ''My Soul To Take''. It's also probably ''Film/MySoulToTake''.
* Nancy starts reciting this when she sees Jason inthe movie.
her cabin in ''Film/FridayThe13thPartVIJasonLives''.
* Nancy starts reciting this when she sees Jason in
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* DennisMiller also mentioned the inherent creepiness in the prayer on his old HBO show. After completing the four lines, he responded with "Fuck that, I'm never going to sleep again!"
