Young man, there's no need to feel down. I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground. I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town There's no need to be unhappy.
Young man, there's a place you can go. I said, young man, when you're short on your dough. You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find Many ways to have a good time.
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
They have everything that you need to enjoy, You can hang out with all the boys ...
It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A. It's fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.
You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal You can do whatever you feel ...
Young man, are you listening to me? I said, young man, what do you want to be? I said, young man, you can make real your dreams. But you've got to know this one thing!
No man does it all by himself. I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf, And just go there, to the Y.M.C.A. I'm sure they can help you today.
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Young man, I was once in your shoes. I said, I was down and out with the blues. I felt no man cared if I were alive. I felt the whole world was so jive ...
That's when someone came up to me, And said, young man, take a walk up the street. It's a place there called the Y.M.C.A. They can start you back on your way.