My children
are the greatest, they're beautiful and smart
They excel in philosophy, mathematics, dance and art
They only thing that's troubling (as possibly you'll see)
Is none of these fine qualities are inherited from me
Let's hear it for
genetics,
it let's us pick and choose
Those traits we'd like our kids to have
and which we hope they'll lose
Design your kids ahead of
time, why leave things to the chance
That your child of love's an outcome of an overnight
romance
Your girl could be an astronaut, your boy could be a
saint
Or both could just be billionaires and you'll have no
complaint
Let's hear it for
genetics
for giving us the hope
That one day we might live to see
descendants of the Pope
Get your kids the genes
for thin and statuesque and tan
And if you want septuplets you can buy the family plan
You can get some genes from Harvard, from Princeton or
from Yale
But I just go to Wal-mart where the genes are all on sale
Let's hear it for
genetics
for offering the best
To those who can afford it and
to hell with all the rest
Biochemistry can guarantee
our kids won't be like us
With just a change in DNA, it isn't dangerous
Be sure to read the fine print that's stamped upon those
genes
'Cause the warranty expires when your children reach
their teens
Let's hear it for
genetics,
it let's us pick and choose
Those traits we'd like our kids to have
and which we hope they'll lose
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