I asked my wife if she would mind
me going to the pub,
I thought that she might be unkind,
but all she did was shrug.
"There's no need for you to ask permission,
I know that it's a family tradition".
My cousin is an officer
in the Royal Marines,
his men salute him, say "Yes Sir"
even in the latrines.
We're proud of his eminent position,
it's something of a family tradition.
My daughter has a brasserie
with one Michelin star,
she serves drinks in her lingerie
and dances on the bar.
That's one way to beat the competition,
smartness is a family tradition.
My brother is an actor born
and really loves to pose,
he wants to star in adult porn
and take off all his clothes.
Yesterday he went for an audition,
although it's not a family tradition.
My uncle is a scientist
or so he often claims
if there's one thing he can't resist
it's dropping famous names.
He claims that he discovered nuclear fission,
entirely in the family tradition.
My sister roams the streets at night
she finds it hard to sleep
I have compassion for her plight,
forever counting sheep.
Some would say it's a predisposition,
or perhaps a family tradition?
My old aunt Jane was caught one day
shoplifting in the mall,
she said that she forgot to pay
for an expensive shawl.
She's constantly regarded with suspicion,
a blemish on the family tradition.
My parents are both criminals,
they robbed a bank last year,
by tampering with the terminals,
the sentence was severe.
Awarded fifteen years without remission,
a record for the family tradition.
I try to keep the family name
free from controversy,
But I am just as much to blame
crime is hereditary.
I'm no angel, on my own admission,
in keeping with the family tradition.