(Alfred Reed)/(Traditional)
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(G) - (C) - (D)
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(G) When a fellow has the blues and feels discouraged
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And there¡¯s (C) nothing else but trouble all his (G) life
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When he¡¯s always grumbled at and never happy
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Living with a scolding, aggravating (D) wife
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If he¡¯s (G) sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
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Do not pass him by, don¡¯t greet him with a (C) frown
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Do not fail to lend a hand and try to (G) help him
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Always lift him up and (D) never knock him (C) down (G)
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If he stays out late at night because he¡¯s worried
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And because his home is not what it should be
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Have a smile for him whenever you should meet him
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It would help him just 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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Lend a hand and do not fail to show him pity
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Always lift him up and never knock him down
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If he cannot pay his debts and feels disgusted
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If he¡¯s blue and doesn¡¯t have a word to say
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Let him know you are his friend who can be trusted
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It would cheer this lonely fellow on his way
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If he finds it hard for him to keep his family
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Let a kind word greet his ear when he¡¯s around
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Don¡¯t say anything at all to make against him
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Always lift him up and never knock him down
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If he has no friends and everyone's against him
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If he¡¯s failed at everything that he has tried
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Try to lift his load, to help to bear his burden
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Let him know that you are walking by his side
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And if he feels that all is lost, and he is falling
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Try to place that poor man's feet on solid ground
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Just remember he's some mother's precious darling
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Always lift him up and never knock him down
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Always lift him up and never knock him down
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ALWAYS LIFT HIM UP/KANAKA WAI WAI
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Ry Cooder |