Old Crow Medicine Show - Lift Him Up

intro : ( with harmonica )

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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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but he’s just an honest man like any other
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living in a world that’s tearing at his mind
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if he’s sick and tired of life and takes to drinking
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do not pass him by don’t greet 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

D A D x2 ( with harmonica )

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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 win the round
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do not fail to lend your hand to show him pity
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always lift him up and never knock him down

D A D x3 ( with harmonica )

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if he has no friends and everything’s against him
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if he’s failed in everything he has tried
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try to lift his 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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and when this world has turned its back against him
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always lift him up and never knock him down

D A D x2 ( with harmonica )