Ow Oh yeah, get up Ow! (Yeah) Ow! Ow! Well, they say it's kinda frightnin' How this younger generation swings You know it's more than just some new sensation Well, the kid is into losin' sleep And he don't come home for half the week You know it's more than just an aggravation
And the cradle will rock Yes the cradle, cradle will rock And I say rock on. Uh! Rock on
And when some local kid gets down They try an' drum him outta town They say, "Ya coulda least faked it, boy" Fake it, boy (Ooh, stranger, boy) At an early age he hits the street Winds up tied with who he meets An' he's unemployed (Unemployed?) Ow!
And the cradle will rock. Ow! And the cradle, the cradle will rock An' I say rock on. Oh, say, rock on
Have you seen Junior's grades? Ooh
Ow!
And when some local kid gets down They try an' drum him outta town They say, "Ya could've least faked it, boy. Faked it, boy" And so an early age he hits the street 'N winds up tied with who he meets An' he's unemployed. His folks are overjoyed
And the cradle will rock Yes the cradle, cradle will rock I say rock on. Hey! Rock on
Rock on. Rock on. Rock on This ain't never been new, babe, child. Ow! Rock on, wow! I said... Rock on. Rock on. Oh, oh, oh Rock on. Oh, ow, ah, ah, ah Rock on. Rock on. Rock on