"Watching Scotty Grow" is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Mac Davis and recorded by Bobby Goldsboro in 1970 on his album, We Gotta Start Lovin.

Goldsboro had many pop music hit singles in the mid to late 1960s, including his chart-topping song, "Honey", in 1968.

When the two met, one of Davis' songs that stood out to Goldsboro was "Watching Scotty Grow".

After the release of Goldsboro's album We Gotta Start Lovin' in late 1970, "Watching Scotty Grow" began to receive attention from radio stations in the United States.

It reached the top of the Billboard Easy Listening chart on January 9, 1971, where it remained for six weeks.