I think I may remember a song like that John. I am 59 this year, so it has to be in my time. Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Armstrong" <ana@mtaonline.net> To: "Rob and Edie McArthur" <robmc@our.net.au> Cc: <ARMSTRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:17 AM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG-L] Rhyme (Redneck Family Tree) > Edie > that was a popular "country" song about 50 yrs ago... the name of > the tune was > I'm My Own Grandpa..! I forget who the artist (?) <singer> was at the > time. but Fount could probably tell you.. he's older than I am and can > remember further back..! > > John D. > in Sunny Wasilla, Alaska > > > > Rob and Edie McArthur wrote: > > >Hi, > >This appeared on our Tasmania list today. Very confusing. I haven't checked the relationships out, but they sound ok. Anyone with a family history like this. > >Edie > > > >Redneck Family Tree > > > >Many many years ago when I was twenty three, > >I got married to a widow who was pretty as could be. > >This widow had a grown-up daughter > >Who had hair of red. > >My father fell in love with her, > >And soon the two were wed. > > > >This made my dad my son-in-law > >And changed my very life. > >My daughter was my mother, > >For she was my father's wife. > >To complicate the matters worse, > >Although it brought me joy. > >I soon became the father > >Of a bouncing baby boy. > > > >My little baby then became > >A brother-in-law to dad. > >And so became my uncle, > >Though it made me very sad. > >For if he was my uncle, > >Then that also made him brother > >To the widow's grown-up daughter > >Who, of course, was my step-mother. > > > >Father's wife then had a son, > >Who kept them on the run. > >And he became my grandson, > >For he was my daughter's son. > >My wife is now my mother's mother > >And it makes me blue. > >Because, although she is my wife, > >She's my grandma too. > > > >If my wife is my grandmother, > >Then I am her grandchild. > >And every time I think of it, > >It simply drives me wild. > >For now I have become > >The strangest case you ever saw. > >As the husband of my grandmother, > >I am my own grandpa!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >