[Intro]
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[Intro]
[Strophe]
C                       G        
Early in the evenin'   just about
        C 
 supper time,  over by the
 courthouse,
Early in the evenin'   just about supper time,  over by the courthouse,
        G              C    F        
they're starting to unwind, four kids
                 C 
 on the corner,  trying to bring you
 up,
they're starting to unwind, four kids on the corner,  trying to bring you up,
                              G    
Willy picks a tune out and he blows
           C 
 it on the harp.
Willy picks a tune out and he blows it on the harp.
[Refrain]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
[Strophe]
C                              
Rooster hits the washboard, and
 G                 C 
 people just gotta smile, 
 Blinky thumps the
Rooster hits the washboard, and people just gotta smile,  Blinky thumps the
             G         C       
gut bass and solos for awhile. 
 F                             
 Poor-boy twangs the rhythm out
 C 
 on his
gut bass and solos for awhile.  Poor-boy twangs the rhythm out on his
                                  
Kalamazoo.  And Willy goes in to a
           G              C 
 dance and doubles on Kazoo.
Kalamazoo.  And Willy goes in to a dance and doubles on Kazoo.
[Refrain]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
[Intro]
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[Refrain]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
[Pont]
C - G - C - G 
[Strophe]
C                       G          
You don't need a penny just to hang
    C 
 around,  but if you got a nickel
 won't
You don't need a penny just to hang around,  but if you got a nickel won't
     G             C      F          
you lay your money down.  Over on the
         C 
 corner, there's a happy noise,
you lay your money down.  Over on the corner, there's a happy noise,
                                G   
people come from all around to watch
           C 
 the magic boy.
people come from all around to watch the magic boy.
[Refrain]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
[Refrain]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.
[Outro]
F           C
Down on the corner,
G          C
 out in the street,
                F            C 
Willy and the Poorboys are playin'
          G               C 
bring a nickel,  tap your feet.