^CEarly in the evening ^Gjust about supper ^Ctime, Over by the courthouse they re ^Gstarting to un^Cwind. ^FFour kids on the corner ^Ctrying to bring you up. Willy picks a tune out and he ^Gblows it on the ^Charp.

^FDown on the ^Ccorner, ^Gout in the ^Cstreet, Willy and the ^Fpoorboys are ^Cplayin; Bring a ^Gnickel; tap your ^Cfeet.

^CRooster hits the washboard and ^Gpeople just got to ^Csmile, Blinky, thumps the gut bass and ^Gsolos for a w^Chile. ^FPoorboy twangs the rhythm out ^Con his kalamazoo. Willy goes into a dance and ^Gdoubles on ^Ckazoo.

^FDown on the ^Ccorner, ^Gout in the ^Cstreet, Willy and the ^Fpoorboys are ^Cplayin; Bring a ^Gnickel; tap your ^Cfeet.

^FDown on the ^Ccorner, ^Gout in the ^Cstreet, Willy and the ^Fpoorboys are ^Cplayin; Bring a ^Gnickel; tap your ^Cfeet.

^CYou don t need a penny ^Gjust to hang ar^Cound, But if you ve got a nickel, won t you ^Glay your money ^Cdown? ^FOver on the corner ^Cthere s a happy noise. People come from all around to ^Gwatch the magic ^Cboy.

^FDown on the ^Ccorner, ^Gout in the ^Cstreet, Willy and the ^Fpoorboys are ^Cplayin; Bring a ^Gnickel; tap your ^Cfeet. 3x