<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Strange Fruit" (1939) </Td> <Td> "God Bless the Child" (1942) </Td> <Td> "Good Morning Heartache" (1946) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Strange Fruit" (1939) </Td> <Td> "God Bless the Child" (1942) </Td> <Td> "Good Morning Heartache" (1946) </Td> </Tr> <P> "God Bless the Child" is a song written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr. in 1939 . It was first recorded on May 9, 1941 and released by the Okeh Records in 1942 . Years later, Aretha Franklin performed the song making it even more popular . </P> <P> Holiday's version of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1976 . It was also included in the list of Songs of the Century, by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts . </P>

What does god bless the child that's got his own mean