Ow Oh yeah, get up Ah Oh, oh Well, they say it's kinda frightenin' 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, ooh Rock on And when some local kid gets down They try and drum him outta town They say "You could at least faked it, boy. Faked it, boy." (You coulda just faked it, boy) At an early age he hits the street And winds up tied with who he meets And he's unemployed (unemployed) ow And the cradle will rock, ow
And the cradle, the cradle will rock And 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 and drum him outta town They say "You could've least faked it, boy. Faked it, boy." And so an early age he hits the street And winds up tired with who he meets And he's unemployed, his folks are overjoyed And the cradle will rock Yes the cradle, the 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) Rock on (Rock on) Oh, oh (Rock on) Oh, ah, ah (Rock on) Uh (Rock on) (Rock on)