Originally around C, I play in G
Intro
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| Early in the evenin’, | just about supper t | ime |
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| Over by the courthouse, they’re | startin’ to unw | ind |
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| Four kids on the corner, | tryin’ to bring you up |
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| Willy picks a tune out and he | blows it on the h | arp |
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| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
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| Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
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| Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
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| Rooster hits the washboard, | people just gotta | smile |
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| Blinky thumbs a gut bass and s | olos for a w | hile |
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| Poorboy twangs the rhythym out o | n his kalamazoo |
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| And W | illy goes into a dance and d | oubles on kaz | oo |
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| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
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| Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
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| Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
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| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F | |
| Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F | |
| Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
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| You don’t need a penny | just to hang ar | ound |
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| But i | f you got a nickel, won’t you | lay your money | down? |
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| Over on the corner | there’s a happy noise |
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| People come from all around to w | atch the magic b | oy |
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| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F | |
| Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F | |
| Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |
| A# | F | C | F |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| A# | F | |
| Willy and the | Poor Boys are | playin’ |
| C | F | |
| Bring a | nickel, tap your | feet |