Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
I said, down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Well, early in the evening
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 poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Well, 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
And Willy goes into a dance
And doubles on kazoo
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
I said, down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Now 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 poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
I said, down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Down on the corner
Out in the street
Willy and the poorboys are playing
Bring a nickel
Tap your feet
Down on the corner
Willy and the poorboys are playing