"Cat's in the Cradle" is a folk rock song by American singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, from his fourth studio album, Verities & Balderdash. The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1974.
Side-A label of the US vinyl single
Ugly Kid Joe Cat's in the Cradle Single
Cat's cradle is a game involving the creation of various string figures between the fingers, either individually or by passing a loop of string back and forth between two or more players. The true ori
Cat's in the Cradle
…family to spend time with his dad, and the father realizes his son has indeed grown up to be just like him. The chorus references the children's game cat's cradle, silver spoons as traditional baby gifts, as well as the nursery rhymes Little Boy Blue and The Man in the Moon. The song's lyrics began as a poem…
The lovers, Okiku and Yosuke, play cat’s cradle, by Eishōsai Chōki (1804)
"Two Young Women Seated by a Kotatsu Playing Cat's Cradle", Suzuki Harunobu, Japan, ca. 1765
"Cat's eye to fish in a dish" illustration from Jayne (1906)