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