I Can Be Your Friend
[bass only. Bass figure repeated in all talking sections]
Jimmy:
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Have you ever seen a boy with funny clothes,
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A girl with braces on her teeth or freckles on her nose?
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Some kids call them odd balls, some kids call them weird
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Jerry: Is it my imagination, or does Aunt Ruth have a beard?
[repeat bass w/ piano chords]
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Jimmy: God makes lots of people in all colors, shapes and sizes.
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He loves them very much, and what we need to realize is
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That calling people names because they're different is wrong.
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Instead, we need to look on them in love and sing this sing:
CHORUS:
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I can be your friend,
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I can be your friend.
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Any day in any weather,
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We can be friends and play together!
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Bob: Yeah, we're all pretty different, Some are skinny, some are stout.
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Larry: But the inside is the part that we're supposed to care about!
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Scooter: Aye! That's where we've got feelings That are very much the same.
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Junior: And so, instead of "weirdo," I think "friend's" a better name!
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I can be your friend,
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I can be your friend.
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If your hair is red or yellow,
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We can have lunch Junior: I'll share my Jello!
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I can be your friend,
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I can be your friend.
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It's okay if we are different
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We can still play, 'cause I can be your friend!
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