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Creedence Clearwater Revival — Down On The Corner
Album: Chronicle
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7.6

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Released: 1969
Length: 2:39
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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Early in the evenin'
Just about supper time
Over by the courthouse
They're startin' to unwind
Four kids on the corner
Tryin' 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
People just gotta smile
Blinky thumps a gut bass
And solos for a while
Poorboy twangs the rhythm out
On his kalamazoo
And Willy goes into a dance
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
Down on the corner
Out in the street

I occasionally play guitar in a basement jam with friends and we play lots of CCR. All their stuff is deceptively easy but impossible to reproduce adequately.

Brilliantly simple, but simply brilliant. 
A clear 10!
A great band.
glad to have been able to rate this never-played track a 10, and days later have it play in My Favorites. 
Long Live RP and Bands playing down on the Corner!!


"Comin' Down The Road" Live in Austin, Texas by John Fogerty:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cooHyERjoGc