Willie Watson - Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down (Folksinger Vol. 2 - 2017)
originally by Blind Alfred Reed (1927)
Capo on 2nd fret
[Chords]
e|--------------1-----3-----0-----|
B|--1-----1-----1-----3-----1-----|
G|--0-----0-----2-----0-----2-----|
D|--2-----0-----3-----0-----2-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-----2-----0-----|
E|--------------1-----3-----------|
The song is fingerpicked and when on C alternate the base notes between C and G
When a man has got the blues and feels discouraged
And has nothing else but trouble all his life
Well he s just an honest man like any other
Living in a world of aggravating strife
If he s sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
Do not pass him by don t meet him with a frown
Do not fail to lend your 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 troubled
Or because his home is not what it should be
Have a smile for him wherever you might meet him
It will help him find 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
Do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity
Always lift him up and never knock him down
If he has no friends and everything s against him
If he s failed in everything that he has tried
Try to lift this load and help him bear his burden
Let him know that you are walking by his side
If he feels that all is lost and he has fallen
Help to place this poor man s feet on solid ground
Just remember he s some mothers precious darling
Always lift him up and never knock him down
