Cousins

I have some cousins here
and I have some cousins there
if I could have my way
I'd have some cousins everywhere

I'd like a few in Katmandu
and a couple more in Rome
and two or three on Waikiki
with a home away from home

They could pick us up at the airport
and drive us off in style
install us in their residence
and let us stay a while

We can always count on cousins
like an ark in a time of flood
our fathers and mothers were sisters and brothers
they're our very own flesh and blood

I think we should salute them all
they're such a splendid bunch
let's designate a Cousin's Day
and take them all to lunch