a mongrel dog's pedigree.
Records of my family's Kith and Kin,
show up English,
Scotch, French and a few Welshmen.
It's a jumble of families who use the same names,
That is, Nine brothers will have a
son named "James".
Cousins marry cousins and in-laws do wed,
If one wife dies, he'll take her sister to bed.
One uncle of mine traveled far from his land; he
wanted a wife who wasn't kin to his clan, when
he brought her home and figured her lines,
she was a cousin to him for twenty-two times.
A wise child is one who knows his own sire; a
genealogist has to assume the mother's no liar.
Non-Aryan races trace descent through the mother;
I consider this method more accurate
than any other.
But I've traced all my lines through
the father too,
And patiently chased down every clue.
Now that my Chart's all completed
and framed under glass,
I'm proud I'm an American -- 100% middle class.
Author Unknown
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