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 (oh stranger, boy) At an early age he hits the street Winds up tired 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? (oh) 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 tired 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 (his ain't never been new, babe, child ow) Rock on (wow I said) Rock on, rock on Rock on oh, on on on Rock on Rock on Rock on Rock on