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're my pride and joy

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 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)
Yeah, baby

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 pride and joy (pride and joy)
Lord, I love you
Just like the school boy loves his toy (pride and joy)
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're 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

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 (baby boy) one day
And I believe you (pride and joy) that's why I work so hard (pride and joy)

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Writer(s): Marvin Gaye, Norman Whitfield, William Stevenson