Van Halen - And the Cradle will rock 1980

Van Halen - And the Cradle will rock 1980 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 tied 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 (Instrumental) 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 tied 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

Added 19 Aug 2026