I'm My Own Best Friend

Lyrics by Jeff Miller and Derek Shacklett/Music by
Derek Shacklett
©2003 Derek A Shackett

(verse1)
A happy, happy, happy, happy, happy, happy man
Was sitting in the corner eating ‘tators from a pan
His teeth were brown like pennies/His hair was like a
nest
He wore a yellow jacket/He wore a yellow vest
His breath could bowl men over and his fingernails
were long
He put his shirt on backwards, but he sang this
happy song...

(chorus)
He’d sing:
Oh...I’m my own best friend
He’d sing
Oh...I’m my own best friend

(verse2)
And he grinned and ate and whistled as he sat all by
himself
And he gave himself a handshake as he toasted to
his health
And he laughed at all the jokes he told till milk
spewed out his nose
As he picked and chewed the funky stuff that grew
between his toes
He’d say things like, “You’re clever, chap! You’re
funny and you’re smart!
You’re pretty much a genius and I mean that from
the heart!”

(chorus)
He’d sing:
Oh...I’m my own best friend
He’d sing
Oh...I’m my own best friend

(verse3)
Then he’d take a bite of ‘tators and he’d chew and
chew and grin
Then he’d stomp his feet and giggle, then do it all
again
“I’m my own best friend forever,” he’d proudly tell us
all
“I’m my best friend in the winter, or the summer, and
the fall!
I’m a funny one to be with; I’m never ever rude.
In fact, of all the folks I’ve ever met, I’m my favorite
dude!”

(chorus)
He’d sing:
Oh...I’m my own best friend
He’d sing
Oh...I’m my own best friend