"Pride and Joy" is a previously unreleased cover of a Marvin Gaye song by American pop band The Jackson 5 released as the sixth track from the 1976 compilation album, Joyful Jukebox Music.
Background[]
"Pride and Joy" was written and produced by Gaye, Mickey Stevenson, Norman Whitfield, and Hal Davis. It was recorded between November 1972-July 1973 for G.I.T.: Get It Together, although it ultimately wasn't in the final release.[1][2][3]
Lyrics[]
You're my pride and joy...
[Verse]
Now, shake your hips, shake 'em too, little pride and joy, you are
Sweet breakin' heartbreaker, sweet little bottle of joy, you are
I'm your baby, your baby, your baby baby baby
Baby boy...like a toy (like a toy)
[Chorus]
And I'm tellin' the world you are my
My pride and joy
I believe I'm your, your baby boy (your baby boy)
And I know you're mine, you're my pride and joy
My pride and joy
Yeah baby, yeah baby, yeah
[Bridge]
Doo wop, like a baby boy
Doo wop, like a child needs a toy
Doo wop, like a baby boy
Doo wop, like a child needs a toy
Ba-ba-ba-ba, pride
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Outro]
Now, shake your hips, shake 'em too, little pride and joy, you are
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sweet breakin', heartbreakin', sweet little bottle of joy, you are
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Heart shakin', hip shakin', cute little pride and joy, you are
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sweet breakin', heartbreakin', sweet little bottle of joy, you are
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm your baby, your baby, your baby baby baby
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby boy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm your baby, your baby, your baby baby baby
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby boy...like a toy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby boy...like a toy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby boy...like a toy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Baby boy...like a toy
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, you are...)