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I Can Be Your Friend is a song from the VeggieTales episode Are You My Neighbor?. It is sung by Jimmy, Jerry, Bob, Larry, Scooter and Junior after the U.S.S. Applepies had been saved and restored power by Jimmy and Jerry.

The song has had been covered multiple times by various artists, including The Boyz in the Sink on their 2006 album, The O.C. Supertones on VeggieRocks!, a re-recorded version for the sing-along album Bob and Larry’s Backyard Party, and an all-girl version for the album Songs For A Princess, as sung by Laura Carrot and Vanna Banana.

Lyrics[]

Original[]

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 and Jerry: 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!

All: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

If your hair is red or yellow,

We can have lunch, I'll share my Jell-O!

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

It's okay if we are different —

We can still play 'cuz I can be your friend!

STARS Edition[]

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: There are lots of people in all colors, shapes and sizes.

All of us are loved 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 and Jerry: 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!

All: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

If your hair is red or yellow,

We can have lunch…

Junior:I'll share my Jell-O!

All: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

It's okay if we are different —

We can still play 'cuz I can be your friend!

Boyz in the Sink / Live Shows version[]

Junior: Have you ever seen a boy with funny clothes;

A girl with braces on her teeth or freckles on her nose?

Larry: Some kids call them "oddballs" and some kids call them "weird."

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

Mr. Lunt: God makes lots of people in all colors, shapes and sizes.

He loves them very much and what we need to realize is —

Jimmy: That calling people names because they're different is wrong.

Instead, we need to look on them in love and sing this song:

Larry and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Junior and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: Any day, in any weather,

We can be friends and play together!

Mr. Lunt and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Jimmy and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: It's okay if we are different,

We can still play 'cause I can be your friend!

Your friend!

Jimmy: Yeah, we're all pretty different; some are skinny, some are stout. (I'll be your friend)

But the inside is the part that we're supposed to care about. (I'll be your friend)

Larry: That's where we have feelings that are very much the same. (I'll be your friend)

So instead of "weirdo," I think "friend's" a better name! (I'll be your friend)

Larry and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Junior and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: If your hair is red or yellow, we can have lunch, I'll share my Jell-O!

Larry and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Jimmy and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: It's okay if we are different,

We can still play 'cause I can be your friend!

Mr. Lunt: It don't matter if we're not the same! (Your friend)

We're all different and that's a good thing! (Your friend)

Yes, God loves us! He knows us by name! (Your friend)

'Cuz we're all special, so stand up and sing...!

Larry and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Junior and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: Any day in any weather, we can be friends and play together!

Mr. Lunt and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

Jimmy and children's chorus: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

All: It's okay if we are different,

We can still play 'cause I can be your friend!

I'll be your friend!

Songs For A Princess[]

Vanna Banana: 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."

Laura Carrot: Is it my imagination or does Aunt Ruth have a beard?

God made 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:

Both: I can be your friend!

I can be your friend!

Any day, in any weather,

We can be friends and play together!

Laura Carrot: Yeah, we're all pretty different; some are skinny, some are stout!

But it's the inside that's the part that we're supposed to care about!

Vanna Banana: Yeah, that's where we’ve got feelings that are very much the same!

And so instead of "weirdo," I think "friend's" a better name!

Both: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

If your hair is red or yellow,

We can have lunch,

Laura Carrot: I'll share my Jell-O!

Both: I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

I can be your friend! (La, la, la)

It's okay if we are different —

We can still play 'cuz I can be your friend!

Fun Facts[]

Trivia[]

  • For the cover The O.C. Supertones did on VeggieRocks!, the line "Is it my imagination or does Aunt Ruth have a beard?" was changed to "Is it my imagination or does your mother have a beard?".
  • According to All the Shows Vol. 1, the song was written and produced in 1994.
  • In the original version of the song, only Junior sings the line "I'll share my Jell-O." This was carried over into the STARS edition and the 1997, 1998, and 2000 Lyrick Studios re-releases of Are You My Neighbor?, earlier releases of Very Silly Songs!, Sing-Alongs: Dance of the Cucumber and Sing-Alongs: I Can Be Your Friend. In the 1998 reprint of VeggieTunes and also in the DVD releases of Are You My Neighbor? and Very Silly Songs!, everyone sings the line.
  • The song can be heard on Officer Scooter’s police car radio in Larry-Boy! and the Fib from Outer Space! and Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed.
  • The song is featured in the Very Veggie Silly Stories episode, Making and Being Friends.
  • In the Songs For A Princess version, some slight changes are made to some of the lyrics:
    • The word "makes" in the line "God makes lots of people in all colors, shapes and sizes" is replaced with "made".
    • The line "But the inside is the part that we're supposed to care about" is changed to "But it's the inside that's the part that we're supposed to care about!"
    • The Scottish exclamation "Aye" is replaced with "Yeah".

Gallery[]

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