When We Kinfolks Get Together

When we kinfolks get together there's excitement in the air
For there is a special feeling that we all together share.

We know that we are each a leaf upon the family tree
And as leaves have their resemblance, so alike are we.

As years have blended one by one, these family traits so strong
Have bound us close together. We feel that we belong.

There's a bit of wit and humor, the laughing Irish eyes
The artist's hand that captures God's beauty from the skies.

We're a people full of warmth and love for God and fellowman
Musicians and composers are spread throughout our clan.

The strains from Grandpa's violin has floated through each year
Until it's rhythm comes again through all his children here.

When a mother looks upon her child she feels no greater joy
Than seeing family traits appear in her little girl or boy.

May we be forever grateful, may we each do our part
To keep alive this heritage of music, culture, art.

Though there's no great wealth of earthly goods we're rich as we can be
I'm glad that I became a leaf upon this family tree.

Composed for the Joshua Holden Cook Family Reunion
August 5, 1967
Delta, UT