Early in the evenin’
Just about supper time
Over by the courthouse
They’re starting to unwind
Four kids on the corner
Trying to bring you up
Willy picks a tune out
And he blows it on the harp
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
Rooster hits the washboard
And people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass
And solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
On his kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance
And doubles on kazoo
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
You don’t need a penny
Just to hang around
But if you’ve got a nickel
Won’t you lay your money down
Over on the corner
There’s a happy noise
People come from all around
To watch the magic boy
Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the poor boys are playin’
Bring a nickel, tap your feet
