Wish I had an aeroplane   I'd fly away up yonder   'Til I could write me the perfect song   It'd be a song for the people   It'd be a song that everybody could sing along      If you needed a ride   You'd have one   If you needed a friend   I'd be your best one   If you got afraid   I'd take away all your pain   And I'd let you fly   In my aeroplane      If this song could spread happiness   I'd sing it long and loud   All over this land   I'd teach this song to the troubled   And we'd sing it for anybody   Who needed a helping hand      If you needed a ride   You'd have one   If you needed a friend   I'd be your best one   If you got afraid   I'd take away all your pain   And I'd let you fly   In my aeroplane      If you had a wish   Well I wonder what in the world   Your wish might be   Would it be a wish of freedom   And a joyous noise   That could ring out from all eternity      If you needed a ride   You'd have one   If you needed a friend   I'd be your best one   If you got afraid   I'd take away all your pain   And I'd let you fly - high   In my aeroplane