I'M IN FAVOUR OF FRIENDSHIP
(Dave Mann / Bob Hilliard)

as recorded by The Five Smith Brothers
1955


I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world,
My favourite kind of feeling is friendship,
I wanna be friends with the world!

A friendship is a fortune that you never can spend,
You'll never know how much it means till you need a friend,
So I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world!

I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world,
Around the globe I like to see friendship,
I wanna be friends with the world!

I met a girl in Paris and we sat on a bench,
She said "oui oui!" and now you see I'm friends with the French,
So I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world!

Come on and smile for the people,
Let them know you're out for fun.
Smile for the people,
And be a pal to everyone.
Come on and laugh and be happy,
Wear your heart right on your sleeve.
Smile for the people,
And make them think it's new year's eve!

I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world,
You'll find the greatest pleasure in friendship,
So try to be friends with the world!

A girl from Copenhagen nearly drove me insane,
She kissed me on the noggin, now I'm friends with a Dane,
So I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world!

Be friendly with the ladies and be friends with the gents,
To have a single enemy just doesn't make sense,
So I'm in favour of friendship
All over the world!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - January 2019)