[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Early in the evening just about supper time
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Over by the courthouse they’re starting to unwind
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Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up
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Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp
 
[Chorus]
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Down on the corner, out in the street
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Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Verse 2]
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Rooster hits the washboard and people just got to smile
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Blinky, thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
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Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his kalamazoo
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Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo
 
[Chorus]
F          C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
             F            C                G                C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Chorus]
F          C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
             F            C                G                C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Instrumental]
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C  Csus4  C
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C  Csus4  C
 
[Verse 3]
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You don’t need a penny just to hang around
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But if you’ve got a nickel, won’t you lay your money down?
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Over on the corner there’s a happy noise
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People come from all around to watch the magic boy, here we go
 
[Chorus]
F          C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
             F            C                G                C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Chorus]
F          C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
             F            C                G                C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Chorus]
F          C       G          C
Down on the corner, out in the street
             F            C                G                C      F  C  G  C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet
 
[Outro]
             F            C                G                C   C  Csus4  C  C  C  Csus4  C  C
Willy and the Poorboys are playing, bring a nickel, tap your feet