<Li> In the 1984 slasher movie A Nightmare on Elm Street Nancy Thompson, played by Heather Langenkamp, recites the prayer before going to sleep to confront Freddy Krueger in the Dream World . </Li> <Li> A little girl recites the prayer to keep herself safe from the monster she sees in the 1986 slasher movie Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives . </Li> <Li> Sir Psycho Sexy by Red Hot Chili Peppers uses an alternate version of the rhyme . </Li> <Li> Christina Aguilera paraphrases the lyrics as "Now I lay me down to sleep / I pray we'll meet inside my dreams / If I should go before I wake / I pray our souls will join again" in her song "Little Dreamer". </Li>

Now i lay me down to sleep if i should die before i wake