Cats In The Cradle Song Meaning

2 origin of cat s in the cradle.

Cats in the cradle song meaning. Basically the cats in the cradle is the son and the silver spoon is the father in the sense that the son is at home while the father is away making money to feed silver spoon and take care of the childs welfare. He asks for his fathers attention and his response to his son is not now later. Contents hide 1 cat s in the cradle meaning. Like many fathers today the song states the conversations between father and son.

Cat s in the cradle is a song about the relationship of a son and his father not about a woman with a cat. Nowhere in the song does it mention a woman only a father and son. The use of cat s in the cradle to describe something dangerous appears to come from an old wives tale that if allowed into its crib a cat would kill an infant by sucking out its breath.