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 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. (Guitar Solo). 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 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