Yeah, yeah
Hmmm, yeah
Uuuh, yeah, yeah, no, hmmm
Hey!
Come on

It's a family affair
(Hmm)
It's a family affair
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
It's a family affair
It's a family affair

One child grows up to be
Somebody that just loves to learn, yeah
Another child grows up to be
Somebody we'd just love to burn

Mama loves both of them
(Both of them)
You see, it's in the blood
(You see, it's in the blood)
Both kids are good to Ma
Blood is thicker than mud

It's a family affair
(It's a family affair)
(My family affair)
It's a family affair
Affair, affair, affair

Newlywed a year ago
(A year ago)
But they're still checking each other out
(Nobody)
Nobody wants to blow
Nobody wants to be left out

You can't leave, 'cos your heart is there
But you can't stay, 'cos you been somewhere else
You can't cry, 'cos you'll look broke down
But you're cryin' anyway 'cos you're all broke down!
It's a family affair

(It's a family affair)
It's a family affair
(It's a family affair)
(Aaah, yeah)
It's a family affair
(It's a family affair)
Family affair
(It's a family affair)
Come on now

(It's a family affair)

(It's a family affair)
It's my family, yay
(It's a family affair)
(It's a family affair)
It's my family affair
(It's a family affair)
Aaah, whoo

All over the world, yeah
See it's in the blood
(It's a family affair)
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah-yeah
(It's a family affair)
Do you know what I'm talkin' 'bout?
(It's a family affair)
You see, it's in the blood
(It's a family affair)
It's my family affair
It's a family affair
(It's a family affair)
Do you know what I'm talkin' 'bout?
(It's a family affair)