Monday for health,
Tuesday for wealth,
Wednesday best day of all,
Thursday for crosses,
Friday for losses,
Saturday no luck at all.
He who’s born on the day of rest
In health and fortunes has the best.
The lines refer to the days of the week as birthdays. They are, in idea,
the same as the more familiar lines:
Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace;
Wednesday’s child is merry and glad,
Thursday’s child is sorry and sad;
Friday’s child is loving and giving,
Saturday’s child must work for its living;
While the child that is born on the Sabbath Day
Is blithe and bonny, and good and gay.