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Genealogy is my pastime,
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I shall not stray
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It maketh me to lie down and examine
half-buried gravestones.
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It leadeth me into still courthouses;
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It restoreth my ancestral knowledge.
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It leadeth me in paths of census records
& ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake.
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Yea, though I walk through the shadows of
research libraries & microfilm readers, I shall fear no discouragement.
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For a strong urge is within me,
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The curiosity & motivation they comfort
me.
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It demandeth preparation of storage space
for the acquisition of countless documents.
It annointeth my head with burning mid-night oil;
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My family group sheets runneth over.
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Surely birth, marriage, & death dates
shall follow me all the days of my life;
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And I shall dwell in the house of a
family history seeker forever.