Young man, there's no need to feel down. down
I said, said young man, pick yourself off the ground. ground
I said, said young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy. unhappy

Young man, there's a place you can go. go
I said, said young man, when you're short on your dough. dough
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time. time

It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
YMCA (rpt)
They have everything for you young men to enjoy, 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, are you listening to me? me
I said, said young man, what do you want to be? be
I said, said young man, you can make real your dreams. dreams
But you you've got to know this that one thing! thing

No man does it all by himself. himself
I said, said young man, put your pride on the shelf, shelf
And just go there, to the y.m.c.a. YMCA
I'm sure they can help you today. 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.

Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?

You can get yourself cleaned,
you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel ... Chorus

Young man, I was once in your shoes. shoes
I said, I was down and out with the blues. blues
I felt no man cared if I were alive. was alive
I felt the whole world was so tight ... jive

That's when someone came up to me, me
And said, said young man, take a walk up the street. street
There's a place there called the y.m.c.a. YMCA
They can start you back on your way. 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, YMCA (rpt)
You can hang out with all the boys ...

y-m-c-a ... you'll find it at the y-m-c-a.

Yyoung man, young man, there's no need to feel down.
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground. clean
You can have a good meal
y-m-c-a ... you'll find it at the y-m-c-a.

Young man, young man, there's no need to You can do whatever you 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?