Key: C
Introduction:
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Early in the evenin' , just about supper time. Over by the courthouse,
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they' re starting to unwind. 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.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
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Rooster hits the washboard, and people just gotta smile. Blinky thumps the
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gut bass and solos for a while. Poorboy twangs the rhythm out on his
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Kalamazoo. And Willy goes into a dance and doubles on Kazoo.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
Riff 1 Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
Riff 1 Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1
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You don' t need a penny just to hang around. But if you got a nickel, won' t
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you lay your money down. Over on the corner, there' s a happy noise.
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People come from all around to watch the magic boy.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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bring a nickel, tap your feet.
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Down on the corner, out in the street. Willy and the Poorboys are playin' ,
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