Sunday, August 1, 2021

Gabby Hayes: Court Stenographer

 

CCR's Down on the Corner came up recently in one of my playlists.  I've always had trouble with the lyrics so I thought it would be fun to have my 13-year-old son transcribe the song for me earlier today.

Rules: He could listen to pieces and parts all he wanted but he could not ask for help or look up the lyrics.

Enjoy!

Earlier in the evenin’ just about supper time

Over by the courthouse they’re fighting to a crime.

Four kids on the corner, trying to break it up.

Will he with a pizza tune out with and he throws it with a hump.


Chorus:

Down on the corner

Out here in the street

And he in popo and plant

Bring the make-up, happy feet.


Drista hits the wacko, beaver just got his mouth

Look, he forms guppy hands, solo for a while

Popo twang gorilla pow on his column, too

And when he goes in to dance, doubles on kazoo.


(Chorus) x 2


You don’t need a pinhead just to hang around

But if you’ve got a nickel won’t you neigh your money down?

Over on the corner, there’s a happy ghoul

People come from all around to watch the magic boar.


(Chorus) x 5