From the Ziegfeld Follies of 1907.
Words by Vincent Bryan.
Music by Seymour Furth.
Interpolated into the musical “The Wizard of Oz.”
The sheet music:
Accompaniment:
Lyrics
- The Poets may sing of the friends
Who will cling to you
When you are gloomy and blue
But I have one friend who will stick to the end
Just the dearest friend I ever knew
Whenever I’m sad
And the world treats me badly
Into some Rathskeller I stray
I fill up a stein with this old friend of mine
And I dream all my sorrow away
Chorus
Bud, Budweiser’s a friend of mine
Friend of mine, yes, a friend of mine
What care I, if the sun don’t shine
While I’ve got Budweiser
That’s the reason, I feel so fine
Feel so fine, yes, I feel so fine
For though Bill the Kaiser’s
A friend of Budweiser’s
Budweiser’s a friend of mine
- The friends to take pride in
Are those you confide in
When trouble comes walking your way
Most women will scold you
And say, “Well, I told you”
Whenever your plans go astray
But my friend you see
Never talks back to me
If I’m wrong he has nothing to say
Some friends love to tell you
Why hard luck befell you
Budweiser is wiser than they
(there are two extra verses in the music)
Sung here by Vancha March: