You know it's more than just some new sensation Well the kid is into losing 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 Rock on And when some local kid gets down They try and drum him out of town They say you could at least fake it boy Fake it boy At an early age he hits the street Winds up tied with who he meets And he's unemployed Unemployed And the cradle will rock And the cradle, cradle will rock And I say rock on I say rock on Have you seen Junior's grades? And when some local kid gets down They try and drum him out of town They say you could at least fake it boy Fake it boy And so at an early age he hits the street Winds up tied with who he meets And he's unemployed And his folks are overjoyed And the cradle will rock Yes the cradle, cradle will rock And I say rock on Rock on Rock on Rock on Rock on