I Can Be Your Friend is a song from the video Are You My Neighbor?, in the "Gourds Must Be Crazy" segment.
Lyrics
Jimmy: Hit it, boys. 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: Calling people names because they’re different is wrong. Instead, we need to look on them in love and sing this song.
Both: I can be your friend! I can be your friend! Any day in any weather, we can be friends and play together.
Bob: Yeah, 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’ve got feelings that are very much the same.
Junior: And so instead of "weirdo", I think "friend’s" a better name!
Bob, Larry, Scooter, and Junior: I can be your friend.
Jerry and Jimmy: La, la, la!
Bob, Larry, Scooter, and Junior: I can be your friend.
Jerry and Jimmy: La, la, la!
Bob, Larry, Scooter, and Junior: If your hair is red or yellow, we can have lunch.
Junior: I’ll share my jello!
Bob, Larry, Scooter, and Junior: I can be your friend.
Jerry and Jimmy: La, la, la!
Bob, Larry, Scooter, and Junior: I can be your friend.
Jerry and Jimmy: La, la, la!
All: It’s okay if we are different. We can still play 'cause I can be your friend!
