[Verse 1]
Fairy tales, fairy tales
I don't enjoy
Fairy tales and wishful dreams
Are broken toys
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a big boy now (Big boy)
That's looking for (Big boy)
Someone to love, oh, yeah
Someone, someone to share, my dreams, oh, yeah
[Verse 2]
Mother goose, old mother goose
You've lost your charm
All I need is an ol' lovely girl
Holding my arm
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a big boy now (Big boy)
That's looking for (Big boy)
Someone to love, oh, yeah
Someone, someone to share my dreams, oh, yeah
[Verse 3]
Skating boards and kiddie cars
Have had their daylight
Staring at the picture of you
Is here to stay
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm a big boy now (Big boy)
That's looking for (Big boy)
Someone to love, oh, yeah
Someone, someone to share my dreams, oh, yeah
[Outro]
Come on, baby (I'm a big boy, ooh)
Come on, baby (I'm a big boy, baby, now, ooh)
Ooh (I'm a big boy, ooh)
(I'm a big boy, baby, now)
Big Boy was written by Ed Silvers.
Big Boy was produced by Gordon Keiter.
The Jackson 5 released Big Boy on Wed Jan 31 1968.
That first Steeltown single, “Big Boy,” had a mean bass line. It was a nice song about a kid who wanted to fall in love with some girl. Of course, in order to get the full picture, you have to imagine a skinny nine-year-old singing this song. The words said I didn’t want to hear fairy tales any more...