Songwriter: Billy Idol David Werner
Producer: Keith Forsey
Well- ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true
Well, rock the cradle of love
I rocked the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true
Well now
It burned like a ball on fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease, yeah, so go easy, yeah
Ow!
'Cause love cuts a million ways
Shakes the devil when he misbehaves
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do
Rorwar!
Rock the cradle of love (whoo!)
Rock the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true (oo, yeah, ow!)
Sent from heaven above, that's right
To rob the cradle of love
Yes, the pages of love don't talk decently, it's true
Yeah-ow! Flesh for your Romeo
Ah yeah, baby
I hear you moan
It's easy y'know how to please me, yeah
Ow!
'Cause love starts my rollin' train
You can't stop it
It ain't in vain
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do
Ha ha! Whoo!
Oooh, yeah
These are the wages of love
I know, rock the cradle of love
(All right)
These are the wages of love
Ooh yeah
Rock the cradle
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, ow!
[Guitar solo]
Whoo!
[?] Psycho, baby[?]
Take a look, baby[?] Ow!
Well, it burned like a ball on fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease, yeah, to know how to please you, yeah
Ow!
Well my love starts a rollin' train
You can't stop it
It ain't in vain
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do o-o-ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Sent from heaven above
That's right
To rock the cradle of love, ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Yeah, cradle of love
That's me, mama
I robbed the devil of love
All right
Cradle of love
Ow!
If you tease me tonight
If you might sleaze me, all right
If you appease me tonight
And let me ease you
Yeah, ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Ooo yeah
Cradle of love
All right
I'll snatch you back from salvation soul, mama [?]
Yeah wow
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true
Well, rock the cradle of love
I rocked the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true
Well now
It burned like a ball on fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease, yeah, so go easy, yeah
Ow!
'Cause love cuts a million ways
Shakes the devil when he misbehaves
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do
Rorwar!
Rock the cradle of love (whoo!)
Rock the cradle of love
Yes, the cradle of love don't rock easily, it's true (oo, yeah, ow!)
Sent from heaven above, that's right
To rob the cradle of love
Yes, the pages of love don't talk decently, it's true
Yeah-ow! Flesh for your Romeo
Ah yeah, baby
I hear you moan
It's easy y'know how to please me, yeah
Ow!
'Cause love starts my rollin' train
You can't stop it
It ain't in vain
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do
Ha ha! Whoo!
Oooh, yeah
These are the wages of love
I know, rock the cradle of love
(All right)
These are the wages of love
Ooh yeah
Rock the cradle
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah, ow!
[Guitar solo]
Whoo!
[?] Psycho, baby[?]
Take a look, baby[?] Ow!
Well, it burned like a ball on fire
When the rebel took a little child bride
To tease, yeah, to know how to please you, yeah
Ow!
Well my love starts a rollin' train
You can't stop it
It ain't in vain
I ain't nobody's fool
Come on, shake it up
Whatever I do o-o-ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Rock the cradle of love
Sent from heaven above
That's right
To rock the cradle of love, ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Yeah, cradle of love
That's me, mama
I robbed the devil of love
All right
Cradle of love
Ow!
If you tease me tonight
If you might sleaze me, all right
If you appease me tonight
And let me ease you
Yeah, ow!
Rock the cradle of love
Ooo yeah
Cradle of love
All right
I'll snatch you back from salvation soul, mama [?]
Yeah wow
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