Identify song from obscure clue: Father sings about his daughter. . .

Cafe Society
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And how fast she has grown up.

I overheard someone mentioning this song. Apparently it’s a golden oldie predating by some years the song “Turn, Turn, Turn”, relevant because. . . .

Apparently the some of the lyrics have something to the effect of “I turn around and she’s five” for example. Anyway, the father/narrator mentions several times that “he turns around and she’s [some age]” as she is growin up so quickly.

Those are all the details I know. (The fellow in question mentioned using it as a background song for a photo montage of his daughter and her family.)

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It could be the utterly glurgy “Butterfly Kisses” by Bob Carlyle, one of my least-favorite songs ever.

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I believe it’s called “Turn Around”. It was written by Harry Belafonte (and a couple others) and has been recorded by several artists including Belafonte, the Kingston Trio, Sonny & Cher, and others.

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Lyrics

(I didn’t see any popups, but lyrics sites are well known to have them.)

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Sounds like it. Thanks a bunch.

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Glad to be of service.

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Speaking as the father of two daughters, I hate that song.

Of course, I hated it before I had kids too.

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It’s about as bad as “Watching Scotty Grow”.

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And neither are anywhere near as cool as “Scotty Doesn’t Know”

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You should check out the sugary coated wretchedness of “The Man in my Little Girl’s Life”,

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It was used in Kodak camera commercials for a while–showing all the photos as Belafonte sang.

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Or the Dead Milkmen’s masterpiece “Watching Scotty Die.”