[MICHAEL:] Hi, Andy. Thanks for joining us. Do you wanna ... you wanna sing a song together?
[ANDY:] Sure! Is it a sweet song?
[MICHAEL:] Yeah, it's real sweet.
[ANDY:] O.K.!
[They laugh.]
[MICHAEL:] In this friendly, friendly world With each day so full of joy Why should any heart be lonely?
[ANDY:] My turn! In this friendly, friendly world With each night so full of dreams Why should any heart be afraid?
The world is ...
[MICHAEL & ANDY:] ... such a wonderful place To wander through When you've got someone you love
[MICHAEL:] To wander along with you
[ANDY:] O.K., now take every second word! With ... [MICHAEL:] ... the ... [ANDY:] ... sky ... [MICHAEL:] ... so ... [ANDY:] ... full ... [MICHAEL:] ... of ... [ANDY:] ... stars
[MICHAEL:] And ... [ANDY:] ... the ... [MICHAEL:] ... river ... [ANDY:] ... so ... [MICHAEL:] ... full ... [ANDY:] ... of ... [MICHAEL:] ... song, Every ...
[ANDY:] ... heart ... [MICHAEL:] ... should ... [ANDY:] ... be ... [MICHAEL:] ... so ... [ANDY:] ... thankful It's a friendly world! Don't you think so, Michael?
[MICHAEL:] Yup!
[TONY:] Oh yeah?! What's so friendly about it?!! This is Tony Clifton, and, and I demand a part in this song! I'm just as big a part of the movie as these guys are! And, and I will not sit back while some sought-after Colonel Kurtz wanna-be, uh, uh has his day in the sun! I think he's enough boring! I think, um, uh-uh, Michael here should, uh sit this one out! At least the next verse, or so!
[ANDY:] Is that O.K., Michael?
[MICHAEL:] O.K.
[ANDY:] I don't think you have a choice.
[MICHAEL: (laughs)] O.K.
[TONY:] The world is such a wonderful place Ha! to wander a-through! Ah, when you've got someone you luh-huuuv Ah, to wander along, ah, with yooo-hoooooo! O.K., you go...
[MICHAEL:] With the sky so full of stars [ANDY:] And the river so full of song [MICHAEL:] Welcome back, Andy. Every heart should be ... [MICHAEL & ANDY:] ... so thankful
[ANDY:] Thankful for this friendly, friendly world Thank you, Michael!
[MICHAEL:] Thanks, Andy!
[ANDY:] Thank you all for this friendly, friendly world!
[TONY:] Thanks for nothing! K, where's the girls? They in a chopper? The guy's got a chopper, right?
"This Friendly World" - written by Kenneth Lorin Darby; performed by Michael Stipe and Jim Carrey (with the latter portraying both Tony Clifton and Andy Kaufman)