<P> The song has also been secularised into "This Little Girl of Mine" as recorded by Ray Charles in 1956 and later The Everly Brothers . It has often been published with a set of hand movements to be used for the instruction of children . </P> <P> Under the influence of Zilphia Horton, Fannie Lou Hamer, and others, it eventually became a Civil Rights anthem in the 1950s and 1960s, especially the version by Betty Fikes . The Seekers recorded it for their second UK album, Hide & Seekers (also known as The Four & Only Seekers) in 1964 . Over time it also became a very popular children's song, recorded and performed by the likes of Raffi in the 1980s . </P> <P> Odetta and the Boys' Choir of Harlem performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on September 17, 2001, on the first show after Letterman resumed broadcasting, after having been off the air for several nights following the events of 9 / 11 . </P> <P> LZ7 took their version of the song named "This Little Light" to number 26 in the UK Singles Chart . </P>

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