«وای.ام.سی.ای» هنوز هم محبوب است و در رویدادهای ورزشی در ایالات متحده و اروپا پخش می‌شود در حالی که مردم با دست‌هایشان حروف آن را نشان می‌دهند. علاوه بر آن به‌عنوان یک کار کلاسیک دیسکو نیز شناخته می‌شود. این ترانه در ۲۰۰۹ میلادی به کتاب رکورد های جهانی گینس راه یافت زمانی که بیش از ۴۴ هزار نفر با اجرای زندهٔ ویلیج پیپل در ال پاسو تگزاس به رقص با آن پرداختند. «وای.ام.سی.ای» در فهرست ۱۰۰ ترانهٔ برتر رقصی سدهٔ ۲۰ میلادی وی‌اچ‌وان، در جایگاه هفتم جای گرفته است. (به نقل از ویکیپدیای فارسی)
Young man, there's no need to feel down.
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground.
I said, young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy.
Young man, there's a place you can go.
I said, young man, when you're short on your dough.
You can stay there, and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
They have everything for you men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel ...
Young man, are you listening to me?
I said, young man, what do you want to be?
I said, young man, you can make real your dreams.
But you got to know this one thing!
No man does it all by himself.
I said, young man, put your pride on the shelf,
And just go there, to the y.m.c.a.
I'm sure they can help you today.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
They have everything for you men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
You can get yourself cleaned, you can have a good meal,
You can do whatever you feel ...
Young man, I was once in your shoes.
I said, I was down and out with the blues.
I felt no man cared if I were alive.
I felt the whole world was so tight ...
That's when someone came up to me,
And said, young man, take a walk up the street.
There's a place there called the y.m.c.a.
They can start you back on your way.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
It's fun to stay at the y-m-c-a.
They have everything for you men to enjoy,
You can hang out with all the boys ...
Y-m-c-a ... you'll find it at the y-m-c-a.
Young man, young man, there's no need to feel down.
Young man, young man, get yourself off the ground.
YMCA, it's fun to stay at the YMCA
Young man, young man, are you listening to me
Young man, young man, what do you wanna be?
