Cat's in the Cradle (Harry Chapin) Jeremy Rutherford

My cover of Harry Chapin's Cat's in the Cradle. Enjoy.


My child arrived just the other day
He came to the world in the usual way
But there were planes to catch and bills to pay
He learned to walk while I was away
And he was talkin' 'fore I knew it, and as he grew
He'd say "I'm gonna be like you dad
You know I'm gonna be like you"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

My son turned ten just the other day
He said, "Thanks for the ball, Dad, come on let's play
Can you teach me to throw", I said "Not today
I got a lot to do", he said, "That's ok"
And he walked away but his smile never dimmed
And said, "I'm gonna be like him, yeah
You know I'm gonna be like him"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home dad
I don't know when, but we'll get together then son
You know we'll have a good time then

Well, he came home from college just the other day
So much like a man I just had to say
"Son, I'm proud of you, can you sit for a while?"
He shook his head and said with a smile
"What I'd really like, Dad, is to borrow the car keys
See you later, can I have them please?"

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then dad
You know we'll have a good time then

I've long since retired, my son's moved away
I called him up just the other day
I said, "I'd like to see you if you don't mind"
He said, "I'd love to, Dad, if I can find the time
You see my new job's a hassle and kids have the flu
But it's sure nice talking to you, Dad
It's been sure nice talking to you"

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

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man on the moon
When you comin' home son?
I don't know when, but we'll get together then dad
You know we'll have a good time then

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Music

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• Harry
• Chapin
• Cat's
• in
• the
• Cradle
• and
• Silver
• Spoon
• LIttle
• boy
• blue
• Acoustic
• Cover
• Classic

[msrebel54]

Very good. But it seems like you're holding back a little bit, not with the guitar, but with the singing.

[ruthy08]

Yeah, I think so too.

I had just learned the song, and I was struggling with the chord changes and keeping the words straight.

I'm probably going to redo it later with a better go.

It's good times. Thank you for your input, it's appreciated. :) :)

[ruthy08]

Yeah.. good times. :)

[msrebel54]

Thanks for your reply. Glad to know my input was appreciated. If you really want to learn this song, I would suggest you listen to both the studio version and the live version over and over again. You'll find it's not the musicians and the background that make this song, It's Harry Chapin's powerful expression of emotion at just the right times during the song. I think you can do that too, I think you were just holding back, singing with the chords.

[Darkviper007]

I liked it, I think you just need to sing a bit louder. :D