"Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit"

It's the first of the month, and I need some good luck.   

As a child I believed that saying "rabbit, rabbit, white rabbit" as the first words spoken out loud on the first day of the month would bring good luck.  I think at the time I surmised a connection to Alice in Wonderland, but according to Wikipedia, the origin is unknown.

The exact origin of the superstition is unknown, though it was recorded in Notes and Queries as being said by children in 1909... 

"When I was a very little boy I was advised to always murmur 'White rabbits' on the first of every month if I wanted to be lucky. From sheer force of unreasoning habit I do it still—when I think of it. I know it to be preposterously ludicrous, but that does not deter me." – Sir Herbert Russell, 1925.

"Even Mr. Roosevelt, the President of the United States, has confessed to a friend that he says 'Rabbits' on the first of every month—and, what is more, he would not think of omitting the utterance on any account." – newspaper article, 1935.

Addendum:  Isolated track of Grace Slick's vocal ("What a voice. As noted, the reverb is from recording in an empty room, but the vibrato is pure Grace.") 

Hat tip to reader xoxoxoBruce for providing the link.

And an interesting interview with a very outspoken 70-year-old Grace Slick (worth a couple minutes' listen for those who remember the 60s).