[Verse 1]
             
Young man, the

         
re's no need t

o feel down
            
I said, young 

     
man, pick your

self off the g

round
             
I said, young 

      
man, 'cause yo

u're in a new 

town
           
There's no nee

       
d to be unhapp

y

             
Young man, the

             
re's a place y

ou can go
            
I said, young 

           
man, when you'

re short on yo

ur dough
             
You can stay t

         
here and I'm s

ure you will f

ind
            
Many ways to h

       
ave a good tim

e

[Chorus]
             
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
They have ever

              
ything For you

        
ng men to enjo

y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys
            
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
             
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
You can get yo

              
urself clean. 


You can have a

 good meal

You can do wha

tever you feel

[Verse 2]
             
Young man, are

      
 you listening

 to me?
            
I said, young 

     
man, what do y

ou want to be?
             
I said, young 

      
man, you can m

ake real your 

dreams
            
But you've got

           
 to know this 


one thing

             
No man, does i

   
t all by himse

lf
            
I said, young 

              
man, put your 


pride on the s

helf
             
And just go th

            
ere, to the Y.

M.C.A.
            
I'm sure they 

         
can help you t


oday

[Chorus]
             
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
They have ever

              
ything For you

        
ng men to enjo

y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys
            
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
             
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
You can get yo

              
urself clean. 


You can have a

 good meal

You can do wha

tever you feel

[Verse 3]
             
Young man, I w

    
as once in you

r shoes
            
I said, I was 

           
down and out w

ith the blues
             
I felt, no man

          
 cared if I we

re alive
            
I felt the who

            
le world was s

  
o jive

             
That's when so

       
meone came up 

to me
            
And said, youn

              
g man, take a 

 
walk up the st

reet
             
There's a plac

              
e there called

  
 the Y.M.C.A.
            
They can't sto

          
p you back on 

    
your way

[Outro Chorus]
             
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
They have ever

              
ything For you

        
ng men to enjo

y
        
You can hang o

ut with all th

e boys

Y.M.C.A.
              
It's fun to st

          
ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
Young man, you

         
ng man, there'

s no need to f

eel down

Young man, you

ng man, pick y

ourself off th

e ground


Y.M.C.A.

It's fun to st

ay at the Y.M.

C.A.
            
Young man, you

        
ng man, Are yo

u listening to

 me?

Young man, you

ng man What do

 you want to b

e?


Y.M.C.A.
             
You buy in at 

    
the Y.M.C.A.
            
Young man, you

        
ng man, Does i

t all by himse

lf

Young man, you

ng man, Put yo

ur pride on th

e shelf


Y.M.C.A.
             
And just go to

     
 the Y.M.C.A
            
Young man, you

         
ng man, I was 

once in your s

hoes
            
Young man, you

         
ng man, I was 

down with blue

s

Y.M.C.A