(Alfred Reed/Traditional)  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