Here's the Japanese sandman
Sneaking on with the dew
Just an old second-hand man
He'll buy your old day from you
He will take every sorrow
Of the day that is through And he'll give you tomorrow
Just to start life anew
Then you'll be a bit older
In the dawn when you wake
And you'll be a bit bolder
With each new day you make Here's the Japanese sandman
Trade him silver for gold
Just an old second-hand man
Trading new days for
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
But he was talking for 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
The cat's in the cradle and a silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you're coming home, Dad, I don't know when
But we'll get together then, son
You know we'll have a good time then
My boy 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 okay And he walked away But his smile never dimmed It said,
I'm gonna be like him,
yeah You know I'm gonna be like him
And the cat's in the cradle and a silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon When you're coming home,
Dad,
I don't know when
But we'll get together then,
son You know we'll have a good time then
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 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?
The cat's in the cradle and a silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you're coming 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 the 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
The cat's in the cradle and a silver spoon
Little boy blue and the man in the moon
When you're coming home,
son,
I don't know when But we'll get together then,
Dad
You know we'll have a good time then