He Was a Friend of Mine

[Intro]
Thank you very much
We've been up here singin' all evening
So we kinda like you to join us on one if you would please
This has always been my favorite singalong song in the whole world
It comes from my home state of Texas
It's called, "He Was a Friend of Mine"
Hey! Is-is there somebody from Texas back there? (Not yet)
Is that right? Big deal!
It goes something like this (It goes exactly like this)
Ah, it-it-it goes exactly like this (Right)

[Chorus]
Well, he was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He died without a penny
Didn't have a dime
But he was friend of mine

You think you can handle it?
(Well he) Okay, everybody
Wha-wha-wait a minute
Excuse me, I didn't mean to interrupt
But I gotta show 'em my inventory (Oh yes)

Listen, y'all, people when they end this song
Just end it you know "He was a friend of mine" blah
And that's all there is to it
But we have AHHH! something special for ya
So I wish you'd pay real close attention to everything
So you can kinda singalong with us you know
Really make you know a real big hotdog ending and everything

Well, he-ee

Did you get that little ee-ee?
You gotta remember that
That's kinda important and everything, see
But this is the best part

Was a friend of mi-i-ine

How does that grab you? (Yeah)
Okay, everybody singalong and really put your heart into it
And hotdog! I guess I'm excited

[Chorus]
Well, he-ee was friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He died without a penny
Didn't have a dime
But he-ee was friend of mine

One more time, everybody

[Chorus]
He-ee was friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He died without a penny
Didn't have a dime
But he-ee was friend of mine

We got it

[Verse 1]
I don't know-oh where he come from
I don't know where he come from
Now, one day he was there
Next day he was gone
I don't know-oh where he come from

Everybody sing

[Chorus]
Well, he-ee was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He died without a penny
Didn't have a dime
But he-ee was friend of mine

[Verse 2]
I stole away and cried
I stole away and cried
The tears they fell like raindrops
The night that my friend died
I stole away and cried

By yourselves

(He-ee was a friend of mine)

Wait a cotton-pickin' minute
That's pretty cruddy
Now here, there's, there's about 800 to 1,000 people here
You come here, it's the big night of the week, right?
Saturday night, everybody gets excited
Probably got your favorite date
You probably took a bath
You come out here for a big evening
You sit out there and get senile (Yeah, senile)

Now, look you guys
This is my favorite singalong in the whole world
And I want you to really get into it
You know and just sing your heart out
Because, you know, if you, if you do it right
You get chills all over
Yeah, so everybody one more time now
I really expect to hear it now, here we go

[Chorus]
(Well, he-ee was a friend of mine) Let's go
(He was a friend of mine) Alright
(He died without a penny)
(Didn't have a dime)
(But he-ee was friend of mine)

Now, why didn't you do that the first time?
Clods!
Ok, now look, I want everybody to sing it once real soft and quiet
And-and-and we're gonna sing harmonies and stuff

[Chorus]
He-ee was a friend of mine
He was a friend of mine
He died without a penny
He didn't have a dime
But he-ee was a friend of mine

Let's really hit it now

[Chorus]
(He-ee was a friend of mine) Lord, Lord, Lord
(He was a friend of mine)
(He died without a penny)
(Didn't have a dime)
(But he-ee was a friend of mine)

Let's end it now

Well, hee-ee

Alright, you guys
When you do a singalong
You gotta follow the bouncing folk singer, right?

Okay, one more time
When I cut it off, everybody cut it off (Like a knife)

(Well, hee-ee-ee)

The retarded section
One more time

(Well, hee-ee)

I tell ya what, we're gettin' there
But what we've gained in precision, we've lost in soul
Will everybody sing it one more time now?
Really get into it you guys
You know, really right deep right down in the old pack of cigarettes
That was wrong

(Well, hee-ee)

Alright, one more time

(Well, hee-ee-ee)

I almost loved it

(Was a friend of mi-i-ine)