Cousins

These mountain ranges lock us in
So I'm surrounded by my kin
They tell each other with a grin
"That's all right, he's my cousin"

A child was born here yesterday
Recessive genes came out to play
And all my kinfolk love to say
"That's all right, he's my cousin"

Cousin Jed, he wets the bed
I think that something's loose
And Cousin Mud just chews his cud
And spits tobacco juice

There's Cousin Meg who growed a leg
A-comin' out her back
And Cousin Clyde who lived and died
Inside a paper sack

He's my cousin, she's my cousin
They grow cheaper by the dozen
He's my cousin, she's my cousin
They grow cheaper by the dozen

We gather at hoedowns, we meet and we mate
The family tree is so perfectly straight
That's all right, we're all cousins
That's all right

My brother's sister was my bride
Though she is from my father's side
So I can also sing with pride
"That's all right, she's my cousin"

That's all right, that's all right
That's all right, she's my cousin
He's my cousin, she's my cousin
They grow cheaper by the dozen
He's my cousin, she's my cousin
They grow cheaper by the dozen