Intro: verse 1 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

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