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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Songwriter
William Stevenson
William Stevenson
Songwriter
Norman Whitfield
Norman Whitfield
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
William Stevenson
William Stevenson
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You are my pride and joy
And I just love you, love you, darlin'
Like a baby boy loves his toy
You've got kisses sweeter than honey
And I work seven days a week to give you all my money
And that's why you are my pride and joy
[Chorus]
Tellin' the world, you're my pride and joy (Pride and joy, pride and joy)
And I believe I'm your baby boy (Baby boy, baby boy)
And I know you're my, my pride and joy (Pride and joy, pride and joy)
Yeah, baby, yeah, baby (Baby boy, baby boy)
[Verse 2]
You, you are my pride and joy
And a love like mine, yeah, baby
It's somethin' nobody can ever destroy
You pick me up when I'm down (Pick me up when I'm down)
And when we go out, pretty baby, you shake up the whole darn town (Whole town)
And that's why I believe you're my (That's why you're my)
Pride and joy (Pride and joy)
Yeah, baby
[Chorus]
I believe you're my (Pride and joy)
You're my pride and joy (Pride and joy)
Every day (Pride and joy)
And in the night, too (Pride and joy)
And I'm your (Baby boy)
Your little baby boy (Baby boy)
And you're my (Pride and joy)
You're my pride and joy (Pride and joy)
Lord, I love you
Just like the school boy loves his toy (Pride and joy)
[Chorus]
Yeah, tell 'em again, tell 'em again (Pride and joy)
I believe you're my (Pride and joy)
I believe you're my (Pride and joy)
You my pride and joy (Pride and joy)
Whoa, Lord, I'm (Baby boy)
Your baby boy (Baby boy)
All because you're my (Pride and joy)
You're my pride and joy (Pride and joy)
And I love you like the school boy loves his toy (Pride and joy)
Yeah, yeah
[Outro]
Oh, darlin', you're my (Pride and joy)
You're my pride and joy (Pride and joy, pride and joy)
Every day, every day (Pride and joy)
And oh, Lord (Baby boy)
You said I was your baby boy one day (Baby boy)
And I believed you
Written by: Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, William Stevenson
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