"Down On The Corner" as written by and John C. Fogerty....
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 Poorboys 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.
Poorboy 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 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.
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 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.
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 Poorboys 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.
Poorboy 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 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.
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 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.
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anyone every thought about the lines
"Over by the courthouse they're starting to unwind.
Four kids on the corner trying to bring you up."?
to me it always seemed like something just happened to someone in the courthouse wether they deserived it or not people are sad because of it and the band is trying to bring up peoples spirts.
the whole song seems like they are trying to forget or to just get over what happened in the courthouse
keep in mind all of the segregation and supreme court desisions that just happened when this song was writtin.
Like much of CCR this song exemplifies small town America and it's just local boys playing music over by the courthouse. A small crowd gathers and listens. That's all. It's not random lyrics... CCR is describing the scene and mood. Great song.
I guess the meaning of this song is just "going back to the musical roots",
because CCR were often playing Skiffle music before the time they got
successful.
And you can match the fictional musicians in the songtext to the
Creedence musicians (Willy=John Fogerty, Poorboy=Tom Fogerty, Blinky=Stu Cook,
Rooster=Doug Clifford)
Actually these lyrics aren't right
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