| When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged
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| And has nothing else but trouble all his life
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| Well he’s just an honest man like any other
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| Living in a world of aggravating strife
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| And if he’s sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
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| Do not pass him by, don’t meet him with a frown
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| Do not fail to lend your hand and try to help him
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| Always lift him up and never knock him down
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| And if he stays out late at night because he’s troubled
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| Or because his home is not what it should be
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| Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him
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| It will help him find the right way, don’t you see
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| If he gambles when he’s in the town or city
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| Tell him what he ought to do to gain the crown
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| Do not fail to lend your hand and show him pity
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| Always lift him up and never knock him down
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| If he has no friends and everything’s against him
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| And if he’s failed in everything that he has tried
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| Try to lift this load and help him bear his burden
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| Let him know that you are walking by his side
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| If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen
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| Help to place this poor man’s feet on solid ground
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| Just remember he’s some other’s precious darlin'
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| And always lift him up and never knock him down |