Teacher's Prayer

Clean their shoes and comb their hair;

Come to school on time - and neat,

Blow their noses, wipe their feet.

Let them, Lord, not eat in class

Or rush into the hall en masse.

Let them show some self-control;

Let them slow down; let them stroll!

Let the children in our charge

Not be violent or large;

Not be sick on the school-trip bus,

Not be cleverer than us;

Not be unwashed, loud or mad,

(With a six-foot mother or a seven-foot dad).

Let them, Lord, say 'drew' not 'drawed';

Let them know the answers, Lord!