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 ... 
 
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You can get yourself cleaned, 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 cleaned, 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 tight ... 
 
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. 
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground. 
 
Y-m-c-a ... just go to the y-m-c-a. 
 
Young man, young man, are you listening to me? 
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?