Well I heard the world you have travelled
News came out on the grapevine
So, I hope you don?t seem to be simple, no
?cause you were a good friend of mine
verse 2
We were just friends back in schooldays
Shared cigarettes, girls and wine
You got lucky; came into some money
You were a good friend of mine
verse 3
You know, I left school and earned money
Things were not for versified
But you could afford to be educated
You were a good friend of mine
verse 4
Said I?ve worked like a slave till my dad died
Well, mother and me, we went crying
Still paid out to the chaplain, oh Lord
You were a good friend of mine
Verse 5
Meet Mary, my wife, and the kids here
All our food it came off the breadline
I guess you?re what they call the ?gay bachelor?, yeah
And you?re still a good friend of mine
Verse 6
Now, you hear me, we will get together
We?re gonna go to your place or mine
We don?t need to live if we?ve had it all
And of course, you?re a good friend of mine
Outro
I said we?re healthy, my my my
You?re still a good friend of mine