The Cat's in the Cradle - Кошка в колыбели

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A 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 talking '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."

CHORUS: And the cat's in the cradle
and the silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When are you coming home Daddy,
don't know when?
We'll get together then
You know you'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've g0t a lot to do."
He said, "That's okay."
And he walked away, but his smile never dimmed and said,
"I'm gonna be like him;
you know I'm gonna be like him."

CHORUS; And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home dad, you don't know when We'll get together then
you know we'll have a good time then

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

CHORUS: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home son, don't know when.
We'll get together then.
You know you'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, Daddy, if I can find the time."
My new job's a hassle
And the kids have the flu.
It's sure nice talking to you, Dad, it's sure nice talking to you."

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

CHORUS: And the cat's in the cradle, and the silver spoon.
Little boy blue and the man in the moon.
When you coming home, son, I don't know when. We'll get together then, dad,
We're gonna have a good time them.

 

Questions:

 

A child arrived ________; he came to the world in the usual way.

just the day

just another day

just the other day

 

But ________ planes to catch and bills to pay.

they were

there were

their were

 

He learned to walk ____ I was away.

where

when

while

 

And he was talking ____ I knew it and as he grew

four

'fore

forest

 

He'd say, "I'm ________ be like you dad. You know I'm gonna be like you."

go

gonna

going

 

CHORUS: And the cat's _____and the silver spoon.

in the cradle

in the candle

in the candy

 

_______ and the man in the moon.

Little boy blue

Little boy bad

Little boy boo

 

When are you coming home Daddy, don't ____when?

no

know

known

 

____ get together then, you know we'll have a good time then.

Well

While

We'll

 

My son ___ just the other day.

turned then

turned tan

turned ten

 

He said, "Thanks for _____. Come on let's play."

the hall

the call

the ball

 

"Can you ___ me to throw?"

beach

teach

reach

 

I said, "_______ a lot to do."

I got

I gotten

I've got

 

He said, "____ okay."

That's

Dad's

What's

 

And he walked away, but _______ never dimmed and said,

his smell

his smile

his small

 

"I'm __________ like him; you know I'm gonna be like him."

gone be

gonna be

going to be

 

CHORUS; And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man in the moon. When you coming home Dad, you don't know when. We'll get together then,you know we'll have a good time then.

 

 

 

 

Well, he came from college _________

just another day

just the other day

just other day

 

So much like a man, I just ______

have to say

had to say

had said

 

"Son, I'm ____________."

proud of you

pride of you

prayed for you

 

He shook his head, and he ____with a smile,

told

say

said

 

"What I'd really like Dad is to _______ the car keys."

take

lend

borrow

 

"See you ___. Can I have them please?"

letter

later

leader

 

CHORUS: And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man in the moon. When you coming home son, don't know when. We'll get together then. You know we'll have a good time then.

 

 

 

 

I've long ____ retired, my son's moved away,

scene

since

seen

 

I ____ just the other day.

called him

called up him

called him up

 

I said, "____to see you if you don't mind.

I like

I'll like

I'd like

 

He said, "I'd love to Daddy, if I _____ the time."

can find

could find

can to find

 

My new job's __________

a hustle

a tussle

a hassle

 

The kids have __________

the few

the flew

the flu

 

It's sure nice _________ to you Dad.

walking

tacking

talking

 

As I ____ the phone it occurred to me

hang up

hanged up

hung up

 

He'd ____ up just like me, my boy was just like me.

gown

gone

grown

 

CHORUS: And the cat's in the cradle, and the silver spoon. Little boy blue and the man in the moon. When you coming home, son, I don't know when. We'll get together then, dad, we're gonna have a good time them.