do i get the lyrics (two first lines)of the chorus, ''cat's in the cradle ...............''

willem
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Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:27 am

Cat's in the cradle'' the Englisch name of a world wide knowed game with fingers and wires and make some figures,,, ''and the silver spoon'' it means born on the right place or wealthy place or loving place ?

''Litlle boy bleu'' a title for a sort of rhyme (s) from childhood?? ''and the man on the moon'' this one i get i think,, see all kind of faces when the moon lights up,,..


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Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:38 am

@WIllem:
It's all childhood imagery...
Cat's in the Cradle = Cradle is the bed the baby sleeps in ... the cat is taking a nap their too (Our cat always slept with Ale when she was a baby).
Silver spoon = I f you are born with a silver spoon in your mouth, you are wealthy, privileged up-bringing or even spoilt. there is also a poem where "the dish ran away with the spoon"
Little boy Blue = children's poem :
Man in the Moon = the Moon has what looks like a man's face

Harry didn't know Kippevel otherwise he'd have added that too!


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Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:47 am

This is a good article about the song.....

http://www.harrychapin.com/circle/winter04/behind.htm


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Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:07 am

Chris thanks,,i get a bit goosy-goosy (kippevel) from this song,,i see you toast your bread these day's..

Daryl,,great article..thanks


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