(Alfred ReedTraditional)

When a fellow has the blues he feels discouraged

And there's nothing else but trouble all his life

When he's always crumbled there and never happy

Living with a scold and aggravating wife

If he's sick and tired of life takes the drinking

Do not pass him by, don't greet him with a frown

Do not fail to lend a hand and try to help him

Always lift him up and never knock him down

If he stays out late at night because he's worried

And because his home is not what it should be

Ever smile for him wherever you should meet him

It would help him the right way, don't you see

If he gambles when he's in the town or city

Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown

Lend a hand and do not fail to show him pity

Always lift him up and never knock him down

[He cannot pace this, he feels disgusted ]???

If he's blue he doesn't have a word to say

Let him know you as friend can be trusted

It would cheer this lonely fellow on his way

If he finds it hard for him to keep his family

[Let a kind word greet him when he's around ]???

Don't say anything at all to make against him

Always lift him up and never knock him down

[If he has no friends, never warns against him ]???

If he's failed at everything that he has tried

Try to lift his load, help him bear his burden

Let him know that you are walking by his side

And if he feels that all is lost, he's falling

[Try to place ... and feet on solid ground ]???

Just remember he's a mother precious darling

Always lift him up and never knock him down

Always lift him up and never knock him down