Watching Scotty Grow
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Watching Scotty Grow Lyrics
What a handsome lad
That's my boy
BRLFQ spells "mom and dad"
But that ain't too bad
That's my boy
You can have your TV and your nightclubs
And you can have your drive-in picture show
I'll stay here with my little man near
We'll listen to the radio
Biding my time and watching Scotty grow
Making a castle out of building blocks
And a cardboard box
That's my boy
Mickey Mouse says it's 13:00
Well, that's quite a shock
But that's my boy
In four short years
I've gone from rags to riches
And what I did before that
I don't know
So let it rain on my windowpane
I got my own rainbow
And we're sitting here shining
Watching Scotty grow
Old sleepy head
That's my boy
Got to have a drink of water and a story read
A teddy bear named Fred
That's my boy
What's that you say, Momma?
Come on and keep your feet warm?
Well, save me a place
I'll be there in a minute or so
I think I'll stay right here
And say a little prayer before I go
Me and God watching Scotty grow
Me and God watching Scotty grow
About
Watching Scotty Grow is a song by Bobby Goldsboro from his album We Gotta Start Lovin'. The song was written by Mac Davis (who would later cover the song in 1972).
According to Bobby, after he met music producer Jerry Fuller in Los Angeles, California, he was encouraged by Fuller to meet Mac Davis.
After Bobby and Mac met, one of Mac’s songs “Watching Scotty Grow” stood out and Bobby decided to record the song, but an executive from the United Artists Records label questioned releasing it as a single, stating: “I just don’t think anyone will buy a record about a father and son.”
Despite that, the song peaked at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart for 6 weeks in 1970.
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