My family is my shepherd, I shall always want.
They make me to lie down in total exhaustion after I have fainted on my feet.

They lead me to the stove to prepare their food,
and eat 'til their stomachs are filled.

They restore not what they borrow.
Lo, they lead me to the bank and my account runneth dry.

Yea, though I clean the house daily, it needeth more than 24 hours.
I am afraid of what my feet stumbleth over in the night,
though their silence, while sleeping, comforts me.

They lay a long grocery list before me
and complain in the presence of my friends.

Surely they will follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the mountains, the first chance I get.

© By Mildred L. Music