One, two, three, four

Early in the evenin', just 'bout 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 he 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 got a nickel, won't you lay your money down?

Over on the corner, there's a happy noise

People come from all around just to watch the magic boy

Down on the corner, out in the street

Willy and the Poorboys are playin'

Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street

Willy and the Poorboys are playin'

Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street

Willy and the Poorboys are playin'

Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Down on the corner, out in the street (Down on it, down on it)

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 (Down on the, down on the, no-no-no-no)

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

Man, you don't go cut into, one of them— what you talkin' 'bout in them old songs, man, you gotta Poorboys down on the corner, man, more Mavericks, man, you gon'

Man, gotta understand what you're talkin' 'bout