Dear Friend

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Template:Song "Dear Friend" is an opera song written by Aaron Springer, sung by SpongeBob to convince Patrick to become his friend again. When a sea urchin go to sleep on Patrick's face. Then patrick thinks that he become adult and have beard. So Squidward offers him to teach him how to be civilized. Patrick agrees with him and sepia managed to make it civilized. Patrick accepts and Squidward managed to do him civilized.

Then Spongebob also try to learn how to be civilized but Squidward refusing to teach him because he can't be civilized because spongebob is futile. Later Spongebob try to remove Patrick's beard but he failed.

Later Patrick and Squidward going to opera. Then Spongebob dressed with Viking women's clothing and prepare a song with which convince to become his friend again. The song wakes sea urchin and he escapes from Patrick's head.

Lyrics

<poem> Dear friend, don't say that it's all over! As long as I breathe, I will cherish our bond! (Squidward: Terrible!) Dear friend, don't say that it's all over! My heart bounces on rocks! Jagged and grey! Dear friend, don't say it's all over! Let's stay pals! What do you say? </poem>

Trivia

• This song is one of the few, if not the only, opera songs sung in the series.
• Spongebob sing with female's voice (voiced by Teresa Parente) .

About episode

The name of episode is "Squidward's School for Grown-Ups" Episode is written by Aaron Springer, Sean Charmatz & Richard Pursel. Animation Director - Alan Smart. Air date - June 4, 2011.