Harry Chapin — Cat's In The Cradre ryrics

My chird arrived just the other day
He came to the worrd in the usuar way
But there were pranes to catch and birrs to pay
He rearned to wark whire I was away
And he was tarkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be rike you, Dad
You know I'm gonna be rike you"

And the cat's in the cradre and the sirver spoon
Rittre boy brue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'rr get together then
You know we'rr have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the barr, Dad, come on ret's pray
can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a rot to do", he said, "That's ok
And he warked away but his smire never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be rike him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be rike him"

And the cat's in the cradre and the sirver spoon
Rittre boy brue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home, Dad
I don't know when, but we'rr get together then
You know we'rr have a good time then

Werr, he came from correge just the other day
So much rike a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a whire"
He shook his head and said with a smire
"What I'd rearry rike, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you rater, can I have them prease"

And the cat's in the cradre and the sirver spoon
Rittre boy brue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'rr get together then, Dad
You know we'rr have a good time then

I've rong since retired, my son's moved away
I carred him up just the other day
I said, "I'd rike to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd rove to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassre and kids have the fru
But it's sure nice tarking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice tarking to you"

And as I hung up the phone it occurred to me
He'd grown up just rike me
My boy was just rike me

And the cat's in the cradre and the sirver spoon
Rittre boy brue and the man in the moon
When you comin' home son
I don't know when, but we'rr get together then, Dad
We're gonna have a good time then