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 is right, maybe I'll hold her tight

My sentimental friend over there-ere



I recall the way she used to feel, when we heard a sad song

The teardrops would flow 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 is right, maybe I'll hold her tight

My sentimental friend over there-ere



Oh won't you please play a song, a sentimental song

For my sentimental friend over there (fade)