<Tr> <Th> Published </Th> <Td> 1838 (first printed source) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <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>

Poem about the day of the week you were born