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 y m c a 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 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 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  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 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 get yourself off the ground 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 y m c a you ll find it at the y m c a no man no man does it all by himself young man young man put your pride on the shelf y m c a and just go to the y m c a young man young man i was once in your shoes young man young man i was down with the blues y m c a it s fun to stay at the13