BEATNIK VERSION: "Our father whose art's in heaven
hollow be thy name, unless things change
Thy wigdom come and gone, thy will will be undone
on earth as it isn't heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
at least three times a day
and forgive us our trespasses
as we would forgive those lovelies
whom we wish would trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation too often on weekdays
but deliver us from evil
whose presence remains unexplained
in thy kingdom of power and glory
Oh man"
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's "Loud Poem"
The original long version, printed in The Beatitude Anthology (1960)
Famously recited (in part) at The Band's "Last Waltz" concert
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