CATS IN THE CRADLE		-	Harry Chapin

             
A child arrive

             
d just the oth

     
er day. 
             
Came to the wo

             
rld in the usu

       
al way
             
There were pla

             
nes to catch, 

             
bills to pay. 
             
He learned to 

             
walk while I w

        
as away
             
He was talking

          
 'fore I knew 

          
it 
           
and when he co

                    
uld, he said
          
  "I'm gonna b

#            
e like you, da

          
d, 
             
You know I'm g

      
onna be like  

           
 you"

Chorus:	
             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

            
he silver spoo

n 
             
  Little boy b

           
lue and a man 

on the moon
             
  When you com

              
in' home dad, 

     
I don't know w

hen 
             
  We'll get to

           
gether then, 
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

            
ime then

             
My son turned 

             
ten just the o

       
ther day 
             
He said "Thank

              
s for the ball

             
 dad, come on,

       
 let's play
             
Could you teac

  
h me to throw?

", I said 
             
"Not to- day I

             
 got a lot to 

             
do", he said "

     
That's  OK"
          
He walked a- w

#              
ay 
           
with a smile o

           
n his face, he

         
 said
         
  I'm gonna be

             
 like him, yea

        
h, 
             
you know I'm g

      
onna   be like

         
 him

Chorus:	
             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

            
he silver spoo

n 
             
  Little boy b

           
lue and a man 

on the moon
             
  When you com

              
in' home dad, 

     
I don't know w

hen 
             
  We'll get to

           
gether then, 
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

            
ime then

             
Well he came f

              
rom college ju

             
st the other d

 
ay 
             
So much like a

             
 man I just ha

     
ve to say
             
I'm proud of y

             
ou, could you 

             
sit for a whil

e 
             
He shook his h

             
ead and he sai

      
d with a smile
             
What I'm feeli

          
ng like,  dad,

         
 
           
is to borrow t

                 
he car keys 
             
see you later,

          
 can I  have t

           
hem please

Chorus:	
             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

            
he silver spoo

n 
             
  Little boy b

           
lue and a man 

on the moon
             
  When you com

              
in' home dad, 

     
I don't know w

hen 
             
  We'll get to

           
gether then, 
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

            
ime then

Bridge		  -  -  -  

             
I've long sinc

              
e retired, my 

         
son moved away

 
             
I called him u

             
p just the oth

    
er day
             
I'd like to se

             
e you, if you 

       
don't mind 
             
He said: I'd l

              
ove to, dad, i

             
f I could find

     
 the time.
             
You see, my ne

          
w job's hassle

           
 
           
and the kids g

                   
ot the  flu,
             
but it's sure 

             
nice talking t

           
o you dad, 
             
it was sure ni

             
ce talking to 

        
you.
             
And as I hung 

                
up the phone 
           
it oc- curred 

               
to me 
             
He'd grown up 

                 
just like me, 
             
my boy was jus

          
t like me!

Chorus:	
             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

            
he silver spoo

n 
             
  Little boy b

           
lue and a man 

on the moon
             
  When you com

              
in' home dad, 

     
I don't know w

hen 
             
  We'll get to

           
gether then, 
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

            
ime then

Chorus:	
             
The cats in th

              
e cradle and t

            
he silver spoo

n 
             
  Little boy b

           
lue and a man 

on the moon
             
  When you com

              
in' home dad, 

     
I don't know w

hen 
             
  We'll get to

           
gether then, 
             
You know we'll

              
 have a good t

            
ime then

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