On the floor the people

dance around

moving close together

But there all alone in the corner

There's the girl I once knew

who broke me in two

So won't you please play

a song, a sentimental song

for my sentimental friend

over there

We've been so long apart

make it go right to the heart

of my sentimental friend

over there

Bring the tears to her eyes

help to make her realise

the love we had

was just beyond compare

Then if the time was right

maybe I'll hold her tight

my sentimental friend

over there

I recall the way

she used to feel

when we heard a sad song

The teardrops would fall

and she'd hold me

and tell me she'd be

forever with me

So won't you please play

a song, a sentimental song

for my sentimental friend

over there

We've been so long apart

make it go right to the heart

of my sentimental friend

over there

Bring the tears to her eyes

help to make her realise

the love we had

was just beyond compare

Then if the time is right

maybe I'll hold her tight

my sentimental friend

over there

Oh won't you please play

a song, a sentimental song

for my sentimental friend

over there

We've been so long apart

make it go right to the heart

of my sentimental friend

over there

Bring the tears to her eyes

help to make her realise

the love we had was

just beyond compare

Then if the time was right

maybe I'll hold her tight

my sentimental friend

over there

Oh won't you please play

a song, a sentimental song...

for my sentimental friend

over there