In times like these It's good to have a friend In times like these On whom you can depend on For a helping hand Now isn't it grand When folks next door Help you raise a smile Makes you forget Your troubles for a while Now that's what friends are for I've told you before And when the money doesn't go far (go far) We end up drinking out of jam jars (jam jars) When there's no meat on the table (table) We live as well as we are able (able) It's just not true That we are all alone It's just not true 'Cause someone must have done it With somebody else Or else you wouldn't be here Do I make myself clear? And when the money doesn't go far (go far) We end up drinking out of jam jars (jam jars) When there's no meat on the table (table) We live as well as we are able (able) In times like these It's good to have a friend In times like these On whom you can depend on For a helping hand (A helping hand) For a helping hand (A helping hand) For a helping hand (hand) Isn't it grand? We all need a helping hand