Genealogy is my pastime,

I shall not stray

It maketh me to lie down and examine half-buried gravestones.

It leadeth me into still courthouses;

It restoreth my ancestral knowledge.

It leadeth me in paths of census records & ship's passenger lists for my surname's sake.

Yea, though I walk through the shadows of research libraries & microfilm readers, I shall fear no discouragement.

For a strong urge is within me,

The curiosity & motivation they comfort me.

It demandeth preparation of storage space for the acquisition of countless documents.
It annointeth my head with burning mid-night oil;

My family group sheets runneth over.

Surely birth, marriage, & death dates shall follow me all the days of my life;

And I shall dwell in the house of a family history seeker forever.