VIDEO Will Ferrell and Conan O’Brien perform “Freebird” on The Tonight Show

Conan O'Brien plays electric guitar on Freebird with Will Ferrell on cowbell

Watch Will Ferrell and Conan O’Brien end Coco’s rein as host of The Tonight Show come to an appropriately hilarious and surreal conclusion by delivering a raucously fun rendition of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Southern Rock anthem “Freebird!”

Right now we only have the full episode, so you can enjoy the whole thing, or skip to the 32 minute mark to watch Conan’s fabulous setup with real advice for your life! If you don’t have time for that, the Will Ferrell thing starts around the 36 minute mark:

TOP TEN CONAN O’BRIEN ROCK BANDS:

Arcade Fired
The Masturbating Bear Naked Ladies
The Really Really Really White Stripes
Conan O’Bryan Adams
Coco and the Krispies
Conan O’Brien and Max Weinberg and The Max Weinberg Seven
Conandy (Duo with Richter)
Conambawumba
Def Leprechaun
David Allen Coco

And Willbilly Ferrell does what he does best – act ridiculous loudly and beat the hell out of a cowbell!! Bye Conan! We’ll miss ya buddy!

Watch The Tonight Show Highlight video from last night’s show as well as Conan’s emotional and courageous farewell speech HERE.

In case you’re not American or else just VERY not Southern, here are the lyrics for “Freebird” so you can sing along at home:

If I leave here tomorrow
Would you still remember me?
For I must be travelling on, now,
‘Cause there’s too many places I’ve got to see.
But, if I stayed here with you, girl,
Things just couldn’t be the same.
‘Cause I’m as free as a bird now,
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can’t change.

Bye, bye, its been a sweet love.
Though this feeling I can’t change.
But please don’t take it badly,
‘Cause Lord knows I’m to blame.
But, if I stayed here with you girl,
Things just couldn’t be the same.
Cause I’m as free as a bird now,
And this bird you’ll never change.
And this bird you can not change.
Lord knows, I can’t change.
Lord help me, I can’t change.