The Jackson 5 - Pride And Joy

Composed By Marvin Gaye/Stevenson, William/Norman Whitfield

Featured on the Jackson 5 album Joyful Jukebox Music, issued in October 1976 in the US and December 1976 in the UK - originally recorded during the Get It Together sessions.

It made its CD bow in 2000, on the UK compilation, 'Ripples And Waves' An Introduction To The Jackson 5 (no USA release). The same album is titled [i]The Univeral Masters Collection[i] in most continental European countries.

It was originally recorded by Marvin Gaye - he took the song to no.2 on the R&B singles chart and no.10 on the Hot 100 in the US in 1963.


Pride And Joy - Lyrics

You are my pride and joy
And I just love you, little darlin'
Like a baby boy loves his toy
You've got kisses sweeter than honey
And I work every day to give you all I know
And that's why you're my pride and joy

And I'm tellin' the world
You're my (pride and joy) pride and joy (pride and joy)
I believe I'm no (baby boy) baby boy (baby boy)
But I know you're mine (pride and joy)
My pride and joy (pride and joy)
Yeah baby (baby boy) Yeah baby (baby boy)

You, you are my pride and joy
And a love like mine, yeah baby
Is something nobody can ever destroy
You pick me up (pick me up) when I'm down (when I'm down)
And when we go out, pretty baby
You shake up the whole town (whole town)
And that's why (that's why)
I believe you're my (you're my) pride and joy (pride and joy)

[Repeat and fade:]
(Pride and joy) [4x] (baby boy) [2x]
(Pride and joy) My pride and joy (pride and joy)
And I love you like a baby loves his toy (pride and joy)