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FAMILY TREE

I thought I'd do some research, on my ancestry
So I headed on down to the local library
They told me to look in genealogy

I took my search online to find out even more
But I wasn't really primed for what I had in store
I found out some facts, I didn't know before

And as I read each page, I couldn't believe my eyes
Coz every third relation, revealed a new surprise

Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
Fifteen generations, I guess there's bound to be
There must be somethin' missin'; some genetic chemistry
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
With every branch a new name, becomes my history
I guess it's up to me now, to improve the pedigree
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree

I found I had an uncle who ran the county still
And Great Grampa Jones, he headed for the hills
And Aunt Martha Jane, she wouldn't pay her bills

It just went on and on as I went through the years
I had an Uncle Fred who simply disappeared
And crazy cousin Luke who swung from chandeliers

Each time I climbed a limb, I came to realize
My life forever changed, right before my eyes

Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
Fifteen generations, I guess there's bound to be
There must be somethin' missin'; some genetic chemistry
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
With every branch a new name, becomes my history
I guess it's up to me now to improve the pedigree
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree

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Granny Pearl, Uncle Ted, Cousin Jill, Grampa Ned
Uncle Joe, Cousin John, Auntie Jane, Grampa Don

And as I read each page, I couldn't believe my eyes
Coz every third relation, revealed a new surprise

Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
Fifteen generations, I guess there's bound to be
There must be somethin' missin'; some genetic chemistry
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
With every branch a new name, becomes my history
I guess it's up to me now to improve the pedigree
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
Yeah, there's a few bad apples in my family tree
Yeah, there's a few bad apples ... in my family tree, oh yeah