Classic Poem

VERSE 1

There's a scandal in the neighborhood
And it's all 'bout Julie Brown.
It seems her long lost cousin, Jeremiah,
Had lately arrived in town.
When Julie's feller came to call
That Sunday at her home,
He found the pair a-sitting there
Jes' a-spoonin' in the gloam.
The sight made him so riled
He started home at once,
But Julie said, " I'm s'prised at you,
Don't go act like a dunce. "

REFRAIN

" Why, he's a cousin of mine, just a cousin of mine.
You're li'ble for to see him here any old time.
Jes like a bee, you're all the time a-buzzin',
'Taint no harm for to hug and kiss your cousin.
I haven't seen Jerry in the last ten years,
You know that's a mighty long time.
He's Mother's sister's angel child —
He's a cousin of mine. "

VERSE 2

When she had explained her relationship,
He replied, " It may be so,
But he don't look like a thirty-second cousin
That I met a week ago. "
She smiled at home quite innocently
And blushed up to her hair,
Then said, " If you don't want him 'round,
I will tell him so, my dear. "
She joined her cousin's side
And as they strolled away,
He heard him ask, " Who is that freak? "
And heard his Julie say:

REPEAT REFRAIN