Good as Gold

"Good as Gold" is a song from "A Boy's Best Friend is His Fish," an installment of the Playhouse Disney series Stanley. In the story, Stanley is planning to get a special surprise for his best friend and pet fish, Dennis. Dennis, however, is worried that Stanley is planning to replace him with a new fish that has more "pizazz," so he performs this song about how great things have been with Stanley and how he's going to miss him. A group of singing starfish provide backing vocals, and Dennis channels the appearance and style of Elton John as he is shown playing the song on the piano. The song is track 23 on the album Playhouse Disney 2. The song's lyrics were written by Joe Carroll and Peter Thom.

Lyrics
Stanley, you've made this fish feel just like family Your friendship's good as gold

The good times we had They made me glad They made me a happy soul It was fun when we'd look In The Big Book But now I need a brand-new bowl

Oh, Stanley, ya've made this fish feel just like family Your friendship's good as gold I'm gonna miss you, Stanley.

When you walked through that door Way back at the pet store That was my lucky day But stiff upper lip And on with the trip It's time to hit the highway

Oh yeah, Stanley, you've always treated me so grandly Now it's time for me to go

Whoa, Stanley, you made this fish feel just like family Your friendship's good as gold.