My child arrived just the oth- -er day He came to the world in the us- -ual way but there was planes to catch and bills to pay he learned to walk while I was aw- -ay and he was talk- -ing 'for I knew it and as he grew he said I'm gon- -na be like you dad you know I'm gon- -na be like you and the cat's in the cra- -dle and the sil- -ver spoon lit- -tle boy blue and the man in the moon when you com- -ing home dad I don't know when we'll get to- -ge- -ther then son were gon- -na have a good time then Well my son turned ten just the oth- -ther day he said thanks for the ball dad come on lets play can you teach me to throw I said not to- -day I've got a lot to do he said that's O K and he walked a- -way but his smile ne- -ver dipped and said I'm gon- -na be like him yea you know I'm gon- -na be like him And the cat's in the cra- -dle and the sil- -ver spoon lit- -tle boy blue and the man in the moon when you com- -ing home dad I don't know when we'll get to- -ge- -ther then son you know we'll have a good tiome then Well he came from col- -lege just the oth- -er 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 real- -ly want dad is to bor- -row the car keys see you lat- -er can I have them please and it's all----------- right------- I've long since re- -tired my sons moved a- -way called him up just the oth- -er day I said I'd like to see you if you don't mind he said I'd love to dad if I could find the time you see my new jobs a has- -sle and the kids have the flu but it's sure nice talk- -ing to you dad it's been sure nice talk- -ing to you and as he hung up the phone it oc- -cured to me he'd grown up just like me yea my son was just like me and the cats in the cra- -dle and the sil- -ver spoon lit- -tle boy blue and the man in the moon when you com- -ing home son I don't know when but we'll get to- -ge- -ther then dad you know we'll have a good time then we'll get to- -ge- -ther then dad were gon- -na have a good time then