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 for young men 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 ymca
I'm sure they can help you today
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 for you men 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, 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 ymca
They can start you back on your way
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 for young men 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
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down
Young man, young man, pick yourself off the ground
It's fun to stay at y m c a
It's fun to stay at the y m c a
Young man, young man, are you listening to me
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be
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you'll find it at the y m c a
no man, young man, does it all by himself
young man, young man, put your pride on the shelf
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then just go to the y m c a
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young man, young man, i was once in your shoes
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young man, young man, I said, I was down and out with the blues
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