early on the evening just about supper time over by the courthouse they re starting to unwind poor kids on the corner trying to bring you up willie picks a tune out and he knows they going to start down on the corner out in the street willie and the poor boys are playing bring a nickel tap your feet johnny hits the washboard people just gotta smile robby thumbs a gut bass and solos for a while poor boy brings the rhythm on his kalamazoo and willie goes into a dance doubles on kazoo hey 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 to watch the magic boy 