| Bb | F | Bb |
| Early in the evenin' | just about supper | time, |
| F | Bb | |
| Over by the courthouse they're | starting to un | wind. |
| Eb | Bb |
| Four kids on the corner | trying to bring you up. |
| F | Bb | |
| Willy picks a tune out and he | blows it on the | harp. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |
| Bb | F | Bb |
| Rooster hits the washboard and | people just got to | smile, |
| F | Bb | |
| Blinky, thumps the gut bass and | solos for a | while. |
| Eb | Bb |
| Poorboy twangs the rhythm out | on his kalamazoo. |
| F | Bb | |
| Willy goes into a dance and | doubles on | kazoo. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |
| Bb | Bb |
| You don't need a penny just to hang a | round, |
| F | Bb | |
| But if you've got a nickel, won't you | lay your money | down? |
| Eb | Bb |
| Over on the corner | there's a happy noise. |
| F | Bb | |
| People come from all around to | watch the magic | boy. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |
| Eb | Bb | F | Bb |
| Down on the | corner, | out in the | street |
| Eb | Bb | |
| Willy and the | Poorboys are | playin' |
| F | Bb | |
| Bring a | nickel; tap your | feet. |