When I got that low down feeling, so sad and blue
   He'll always listen to my problems, looking kind and true
   I talk about my baby, she wants to go away
   and then he reassures me that she'll surely stay
  
   downtown next morning what a big surprise
   he is tenderly holding her hand I can't believe my eyes
  
   I got a real good friend
   who will always lend a hand
   I know he really understands
   Yes I'm sure I got a real good friend
  
   We used to share a flat together, too smale for two
   and when I needed peace and quiet, he always knew
   "Yes, I really understand" he would always say
   and I just could not believe what he did instead
  
   back home next morning he asked the boys around
   playing cards all day long untill the sun went down
   When he got that low down feeling, so sad and blue
   I always listened to his problems, tried to help him through
  
   and when he said he'd got no money, not a single cent
   I just told him not to worry and paid all the rent
   woke up next morning my money all was gone
   so I sat down at the table and I wrote this song
  
   I got a real good friend
   who will always lend a hand
   I guess he really understands
   just how to use a real good friend