my cousin has a grey cup ring

of all the things i never do

i'd have to pass them half to you

oh i can play

and i can sing

but my cousin has a grey cup ring

and i've never even seen the thing

but i'm told it's as big as a tyre swing

and i've heard of all the prestige that it brings

my cousin has a grey cup ring

and at the family gatherings

he's grandma's favourite living thing

she tugs upon her apron string

my cousin has a grey cup ring

my cousin has a grey cup ring

and i know

i know

i'm a waste of sighs but i turned out alright

i know

that a country farm makes a throwing arm

and he can paint the barn

reach the smoke alarm

he's got wit and charm

he's made

made

of all the things i never see

i'd have to tell you honestly

that i've got a fairly good baseball swing

but my cousin has a grey cup ring

of all the things i want in life

well he's got a car

and a beer

and a wife

and he's not jealous of the way i sing

but i'm jealous of his grey cup ring

i'm jealous of the prestige that it brings