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 poor boys are playing
   Bring a nickel, tap your feet
  
   Rooster hits the washboard and people just gotta 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 poor boys are playing
   Bring a nickel, tap your feet
  
   You don´t need a Penny just to hang around
   But if you got a Nickel, won´t you lay your money Down?
   Over on the corner there´s a happy noice
   People come from all around to watch the magic boy
  
   Down on the corner, out in the street
   Willy and the poor boys are playing
   Bring a nickel, tap your feet