<P> "Monday's Child" is one of many fortune - telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children . It is supposed to tell a child's character or future based on the day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week . As with all nursery rhymes, there are many versions . It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19526 . </P> <P> Common modern versions include: </P> <Dl> <Dd> Monday's child is fair of face </Dd> <Dd> Tuesday's child is full of grace </Dd> <Dd> Wednesday's child is full of woe </Dd> <Dd> Thursday's child has far to go, </Dd> <Dd> Friday's child is loving and giving, </Dd> <Dd> Saturday's child works hard for a living, </Dd> <Dd> And the child that is born on the Sabbath day </Dd> <Dd> Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay . </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> Monday's child is fair of face </Dd>

The child who was born on the sabbath day