▁in ▁elaborate ▁musical ▁r ounds . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Sm ile ▁S essions ▁compiler ▁Mark ▁Lin ett , ▁" When ▁he ' s ▁not ▁singing , ▁you ▁can ▁hear ▁faint ▁background ▁vocal ▁parts ▁that ▁no ▁longer ▁exist ▁on ▁the ▁mult it rack . ▁They ▁must ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁his ▁head ph ones , ▁and ▁were ▁picked ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁vocal ▁mic . ▁It ▁could ▁be ▁that ▁Brian ▁decided ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁need ▁them , ▁or ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁re - record ▁them , ▁but ▁never ▁did . ▁You ▁hear ▁this ▁sort ▁of ▁stuff ▁throughout ▁the ▁t apes ." ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁worked ▁on ▁between ▁October ▁and ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁After ▁one ▁more ▁revis it ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁the ▁track ▁was ▁abandoned ▁forever ▁by ▁the ▁group . ▁ ▁Dec ades ▁later ▁in ▁both ▁The ▁Sm ile ▁S essions ▁and ▁Brian ▁Wilson ▁Pres ents ▁Sm ile , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁included ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁track ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁movement . ▁" Child ▁Is ▁Father ▁of ▁the ▁Man " ▁preced es ▁" Sur f ' s ▁Up " ▁and ▁follows ▁" Look ▁( S ong ▁for ▁Children ) ". ▁ ▁When ▁r ere cord ed ▁by ▁Wilson ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁sang ▁newly ▁written ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Park s ▁( E asy , ▁my ▁child ▁/ ▁It ' s ▁just ▁enough ▁to ▁believe ▁/ ▁Out ▁of ▁the ▁wild ▁/ ▁into ▁what ▁you ▁can ▁conce ive ▁/ ▁You ' ll ▁achieve