Traditional poem for children - Thursdays child The lyrics of the Thursdays child poem were used to teach a child to the order and names of the different days of week. The theme of Thursdays child ensured that a child would take a lively interest in which day that they were born on! The alternative name for the poem Thursdays child is Mondays child. The title is often forgotten as is the actual poem , we only seem to have vague recollections of a poem about the attributes to being born on different days of the week. Sunday was always referred to as the 'Sabbath day' in the religion of Christianity. This is the only reference to history for the origin of the Thursdays child poem. "Thursdays child has far to go..."
Mondays child is fair of face, Tuesdays child is full of grace, Wednesdays child is full of woe, Thursdays child has far to go, Fridays child is loving and giving, Saturdays child works hard for his living, And the child that is born on the Sabbath day Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.
