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If you mess with me,
I’ll take it on the chin,
But don’t even think
Of messing with my kin.
They’re my nearest and dearest,
Where I end and begin,
Cos family to me
Are everything.

I got the best mum and dad
A boy has ever had,
And my sisters score best
Regardless of the test.
And now I’m fully grown
I’ve made a family of my own,
And science has shown
That without a doubt, they’re the best family the world has ever known.

Blood runs from relation to relation
From generation to generation
Blood is the thickest social connection
And I think I know why! It’s cos of kin selection.

If you give your life to keep your family alive
Then your DNA still has a chance to survive
Which may explain sterility in worker bees,
And lots of weird things about our own species
Like, why exactly do we need grandparents?
What explains gayness? Why do we give Christmas presents?
Niceness is priceless for our family,
For our tribe, for our hive, be we human or bee.

If you mess with me,
I’ll take it on the chin,
But don’t even think
Of messing with my kin.
They’re my nearest and dearest,
Where I end and begin,
Cos family to me
Are everything.

We also have a family
Of a different sort.
Family can be
Our network of support,
The circle of friends
Upon whom one depends,
Our motley crew, our posse who
Will go to the ends
Of the earth for you
Even if they haven’t literally given birth to you.

If you mess with me,
I’ll take it on the chin,
But don’t even think
Of messing with my kin.
They’re my nearest and dearest,
Where I end and begin,
Cos family to me
Are everything.

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from Ensonglopedia of the Human, released July 18, 2021

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