Ow, oh yeah, get up
Ow, 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 could've least faked it, boy fake it, boy'
(Ooh, 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?
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
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
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