Well, I'm standin' on the
corner, watchin' all the girls go by
I'm always standin' on the corner, underneath the springtime sky
Well, you can't go to jail for what you're thinkin'
Or for the "wooo" look in your eye
You been standin' on the corner, watchin' all the girls
Watchin' all the girls, watchin' all the girls, they go by
And it's Saturday and I'm so
broke
And I couldn't buy a girl a nickel Coke
I'm goin', so what, I'm feelin' just like a millionaire
Now just take me down to Main Street
And I'll survey the harem waitin' for me there
I'm gonna be standin' on the
corner, watchin' all the girls go by
Oh baby, what you do now?
Standin' on the corner, givin' all the girls the eye
Well this ain't much of an occupation
Give it a whirl, give it a try
And you'll be standin' on the corner, watchin' all the girls
Watchin' all the girls, watchin' all the girls, they go by
You know that I'm the cat
that's got the cream
And I ain't got me a girl, but I can dream
I ain't got me a girl, but I can wish
Now just take me down to Main Street
And I'll select my own imaginary dish
I'm standin' on the corner,
watchin' all the girls go by
I'm gonna be standin' on the corner, underneath the springtime sky
You know you can't get arrested for what you're thinkin'
Or for the "wooo" look in your eye
You been standin' on the corner, watchin' all the girls
Watchin' all the girls, watchin' all the girls, they go by
I'm gonna watch 'em go by
Oh, hubba hubba(1), man
Go by, yeah
I'm gonna watch 'em go by
Written by: Frank Loesser
Published by: [?] © 1956
Official release: Originally performed by Shorty Long, Alan Gilbert, John
Henson, and Roy Lazarus,
in the musical 'The Most Happy Fella' in 1956 (2)
Recorded by the King Brothers in 1960 and by the Four Lads, also in 1960
Tom Waits version: Agora Ballroom, Cleveland/ Ohio. August 25, 1976
Known covers:
N/A
Listen to audio excerpt of Standing On The Corner.
Agora Ballroom, Cleveland/ USA. August 25, 1976.
Notes:
(1) Hubba-hubba:
- excl. [1940s+] (US teen) term of approval, esp. when directed at a passing girl [hubba!
hubba!, a college cheer] (Source: "Cassell's Dictionary
Of Slang". Jonathon Green. Cassel & Co., 1998. ISBN: 0-304-35167-9).
- Also mentioned in intro to Emotional
Weather Report, 1975: "See, I... I used to know a girl... Yeah, and
it was a hubba-hubba and ding ding ding, I said baby you got everything."
(2) Standing On The Corner (Original version: lyrics and music: Frank Loesser. From "The Most Happy Fella"): "Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by Brother you don't know a nicer occupation Matter of fact, neither do I Than standing on the corner, watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by I'm the cat that go the cream Haven't got a girl but I can dream Haven't got a girl but I can wish So take me down on Mainstreet And that's where I select my imaginary dish Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by Standing on the corner, giving all the girls the eye Brother if you've got a rich imagination Give it a whirl, give it a try Try standing on the corner, watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by Saturday and I'm so broke Couldn't buy a girl a nickel coke Still I'm living like a millionaire When I take me down on Mainstreet And I revue the harem parading for me there Standing on the corner, watching all the girls go by Standing on the corner, underneath the springtime sky Brother you can't go to jail for what you're thinking Or for the "oooh" look in your eye You're only standing on the corner, watching all the girls Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by."