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 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
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 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 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
There'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 you men to enjoy
You can hang out with all the boys
Y M C A you'll find it
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 you'll find it
at the Y M C A
Young man young man
there's no need to feel down