I Can Be Your Friend

JIMMY
Have you ever seen a boy with funny clothes?
A girl with braces on her teeth or freckles on her nose?
Some kids call them ‘oddballs,’ some kids call them ‘weird.’

JERRY
Is it my imagination, or does Aunt Ruth have a beard?

JIMMY
God makes lots of people in all colors, shapes and sizes.
He loves them very much and what we need to realize is –
That calling people names because they’re different is wrong.
Instead, we need to look on them in love and sing this song.

JIMMY & JERRY
I can be your friend!
I can be your friend!
Any day, in any weather
we can be friends and play together!

BOB
Ya, we’re all pretty different.
Some are skinny, some are stout!

LARRY
But the inside is the part that we’re supposed to care about!

SCOOTER
Aye! That’s where we got feelings that are very much the same!

JUNIOR
And so instead of “weirdo,” I think “friend’s” a better name!

ALL
I can be your friend!
I can be your friend!
If your hair is red or yellow
we can have lunch, I’ll share my jello!

I can be your friend!
I can be your friend!
It’s okay if we are different
we can still play, ‘cuz I can be your friend!

Music & Lyrics by Phil Vischer