"Down On The Corner" lyrics

"Down On The Corner"

Early in the evenin', 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 Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Rooster hits the washboard, and people just got to smile
Blinky thumps the gut bass and solos for a while
Poor boy twangs the rhythm out on his Kalamazoo
Willy goes into a dance and doubles on kazoo

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

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 Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'
Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street
Willy and the Poor Boys are playin'


Writer(s): John Cameron Fogerty
This song tells about a fictional band, Willy and the Poor Boys, who were street musicians. The title of Creedence Clearwater Revival's fourth album was derived from the band's name.
The cover of the album shows members of Creedence Clearwater Revival as the fictional band Willy And The Poorboys.
The words in this song "doubles on kazoo" is often misheard, e.g. a journalist Phil Elwood thought they were "Devil's on the loose" and even put them in a newspaper article. When John Fogerty got to know about it he became so excited that he included those words into the song "Run Through the Jungle".
When the band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1969, they performed the song as Willy and the Poor Boys.
Beastie Boys sampled "Down On The Corner" in their track "Time to Get Ill" from their "Licensed to Ill" (1986) album.
In 2014, Bryan Adams covered the song for his album "Tracks of My Years" (2014).
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