Watching Scotty grow
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1. There he sits with a pen and a yellow pad,
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what a
handsome lad, that's my boy.
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B-R-L-F-Q spells mom and dad,
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well
that ain't too bad, 'cause that's my boy.
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Well, you can have your TV and
your nightclubs,
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and
you can have your drive-in picture show.
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I'll stay here with my little
man near, we'll listen to the radio,
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biding
my time, watching Scotty grow.
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2. Making a castle out of
building blocks,
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and a
cardboard box, that's my boy.
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Micky
Mouse says it's thirteen o'clock,
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well,
that's quite a shock, but that's my
boy.
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In four short years I've gone
from rags to riches,
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and
what I did before that, I don't know.
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So let it rain on my
windowpane, I got my own rainbow,
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and
we're sitting here, shining, watching Scotty grow.
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3. Riding on daddy's
shoulders up to bed,
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old
sleepy head, that's my boy.
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Gotta
have a drink of water and a story read,
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a teddybear named Fred, that's my boy.
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What's that, you say, momma,
come on and keep your feet warm?
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Well, save me a place, I'll be
there in a minute or so.
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I think I'll stay right here,
and say a little prayer before I go,
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me
and God are watching Scotty grow.
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Me
and God are watching Scotty grow.
(Bobby Goldsboro)