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Down on the Corner

Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1969

Down on the Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Down on the corner
  • Out in the street
  • Willy and the poorboys are playin'
  • Bring a nickel, tap your feet

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Down on the corner
  • Out in the street
  • Willy and the poorboys are playin'
  • Bring a nickel, tap your feet
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Just abouttime

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Tryin' toyou up

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Willy and theare playin'

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Blinkya gut bass

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Poorboythe rhythm out

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Won't you lay yourdown?

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They're startin' to unwind

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And he blows it on the harp

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But if you've got a nickel

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Early in the evenin'

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Over by the courthouse

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Just about ? time

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Willy ? a tune out

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Rooster ? the washboard

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Poorboy ? the rhythm out

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

But if ? got a nickel

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "corner" in the whole song?

"corner"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "willy" in the whole song?

"willy"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Early in the evenin'
  • Over on the corner
  • Poorboy twangs the rhythm out

Exercise 25

"Down on the Corner" was released in 1969. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "Down on the Corner" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

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Exercise 27

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 28

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • gotta→
  • don't→
  • you've→
  • won't→
  • there's→

Exercise 29

If you could ask Creedence Clearwater Revival one question about "Down on the Corner", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 30

Describe the mood of "Down on the Corner" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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