A tiny bedtime rhyme about a boy who says his prayers and kisses his parents goodnight before heading upstairs. Short enough to fold straight into an actual bedtime routine.
From Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional). See the whole collection.
When little Fred went to bed,
He always said his prayers;
He kissed mamma, and then papa,
And straightway went upstairs.
About this rhyme
A well-behaved bedtime rhyme: Fred says his prayers, kisses his parents goodnight, and goes straight upstairs, no fuss. It is plain rather than exciting, which suits its job as a calm rhyme before sleep.
Public domain. Text from The Real Mother Goose (Blanche Fisher Wright, 1916), via Project Gutenberg. View the source edition