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Far to go?

Posted by Bob on January 23, 2007

In Reply to: Far to go? posted by pamela on January 22, 2007

: : : I learned a little song as a child that began
: : : Monday's child is fair of face
: : : Tuesday's child is full of grace

: : : I can't remember the rest.

: : I can.
: : Monday's child is fair of face,
: : Tuesday's child is full of grace,
: : Wednesday's child is full of woe,
: : Thursday's child has far to go.
: : Friday's child is loving and giving,
: : Saturday's child works hard for a living,
: : But the child born on the Sabbath Day,
: : Is fair and wise and good and gay.

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: I HATED this poem as a child because I was born on a Wednesday, and thought that everyone except me got something good ("Works hard for a living" didn't sound like anything bad back then). But now I'm wondering what "far to go" means - "will travel" or "bit of a dud - needs improvement"? Pamela

That's just like somebody full of woe....

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