Always Lift Him Up, Kanaka Wai Wai Lyrics - Singles - Cooder Ry

(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