Black Sheep

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 Un-Closeted Skeletons

 
In your closet are all sorts of things like coats and scarves, and hats 
Some have shoes , and bags, and some store  sheets and Stuff like that
 
But one thing cannot be denied that many hide with shame
Their long lost rellies in there ,the ones who er ..... um......... came,
 
Their hiding those who passed away in circumstances black
Including ones who wore white coats that buttoned at the back
 
But never be ashamed of those who've gone  on before
For when you let just one out, you will find many more ,
 
So give that closet now a shake and let them out to walk,
Then dress them in their Sunday best , then we will sit and talk,
 
Of all our grand relations, and how big our tree has grown
And share with all the stories of our skeletons  from home.
 
For some people shake their family tree and find branches of rellies
with royals and Earls and princes and government exchequers
 
but folk like me give it a shake and only nuts come falling ,
and rellies who to say the least are some what quite appalling !
 
They're some we'd really like to hide and shove back in the  closet
With other family skeletons like Uncle Rex who wasn't !
 
well wasn't really Uncle Rex he was really Max's dad
He jumped ship in Australia because it turned out he was bad
 
He was not really popular, except with the police
He was wanted in three continents and he just needed some peace,
 
So he joined the long, long list of those the family keep hidden
But some one with a family tree now really wants revealing
 
So all my friends they ask such things like who was  Rex and Madge
and was he  Max's Uncle or was he actually his dad
 
And what year did he marry Madge , if he ever really  did
But this for sure born in 1904, we sure know now he's dead.
 
So if you would like to know some more about Great Uncle Rex
Post on the net ,but don’t be surprised when the answer comes in text
 
Is one that says I'm sorry but the husband to Madge was Bill
And Max's dad was Peter Jones who jumped off ship as well.
 
Heather Denholm
June 27th 2007

 

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