Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner)
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First recording and first release by Jimmie Rodgers [US1] (July 16, 1930 / September 11, 1931)
- Written by
- Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
- Language
- English
- Comments
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The song is set in Memphis at the corner of Beale Street and Main Street. It tells a tale warning all the "rounders" in Memphis of the arrival a "Tennessee hustler". Selected as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
Lyrics start out -
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 on the corner of Beale and Main
He says big boy you'll have to tell me your name
[Refrain]
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