Jimmie Rodgers – Blue Yodel no. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner): Lyrics and Music Video

Blue Yodel no. 9 (Standin’ on the Corner) Lyrics

Standin’ on the corner, i didn’t mean no harm
Along come a police, he took me by the arm
It was down in memphis, corner of beale and main
He says, “big boy, you’ll have to tell me your name”

Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee

I said, “you’ll find my name on the tail of my shirt
I’m a tennessee hustler, i don’t have to work”
So listen all you rounders, you better leave my women alone
’cause i’ll take my special and run all you rounders home

Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee

My good gal loves me, everybody knows
And she paid a hundred cash dollars just for me, a suit of clothes
She come to the joint, a forty-four in each hand
She said, “stand aside, all you women and men, ’cause i’m looking for my man”

Dee-oh-dee-lay-ee, eh-ee, oh-dee-lay-ee