Lyrics:

When you got a good friend
That will stay right by your side
When you got a good friend
That will stay right by your side
Give her all your spare time
Love and treat her right.
I mistreated my baby
And I can't see no reason why.
I mistreated my baby
But I can't see no reason why.

Any time I think about it
I just wring my hands and cry.

Wonder could I ever apologize
Or would she sympathize with me?

Would she sympathize with me?

She's a brown-skin woman
Just as sweet as a girlfriend can be.
Babe, I may be right or wrong.

Babe, it's your opinion
Well, I may be right or wrong.
Watch your close friend, baby
Then your enemies can't do you no harm.
When you got a good friend
That will stay right by your side
When you got a good friend
That will stay right by your side
Give her all your spare time
Love and treat her right.