A dear friend of mine, Mary Wesley, has recently started working as the new CDSS Youth Intern. She is a truly wonderful human being. I learned this song from her, which has been called her theme song. And it turns out there’s also a singing square version of the song! How wonderful is the message of this song?
Make Friends – Moon Mullican (lyrics)
Make friends with the rich, make friends with the poor
Make friends with the high, make friends with the low
Even the little child, you oughta greet him with a smile
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
Make friends, make friends, make friends, try to make friends
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
Wear a smile, not a frown, don’t you put your neighbor down
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
Sometimes you may be weak, sometimes you may be strong
Sometimes talked about, and sometimes treated wrong
But you just can’t miss, if you just remember this
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
Make friends, make friends, make friends, try to make friends
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
Wear a smile, not a frown, don’t you put your neighbor down
While traveling through this world, try to make friends
[edit 02/23/2015: I wrote a third verse to this, which people say they like, so here it is]
Some say you gotta work, some say you gotta pray
Some say you gotta save, and wait for that rainy day
But you’ll always come up dry just as long as you don’t try
And while traveling through this world, try to make friends
Beautiful!
Just got this song, sung by Johnny Nicholas, on the Moon Mullican tribute album. I searched for the lyrics, because I couldn’t get the line “may be talked about” and found you here. I’ll be playing it with my band tomorrow, and playing it forever. It’s my life theme song from now on. I like your third verse, too, and I’ll mix it in with all credit to you.
Thank you!