I'm not ashamed to say
I hope it always will stay this way
My hat is off, won't you stand up and take a bow
And when we both get older
with walking canes and hair of gray
Have no fear, even though it's hardly here
I will stand real close and say,
thank you for being a friend
And when we die, and float away
I'll see you there, and once again
thank you for being a
Thank you for being a friend.