Standing On The Corner

Album: 16 Most Requested Songs (1956)
Charted: 34 3
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  • Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by
    Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by
    Brother, you don't know a nicer occupation
    Matter of fact, neither do I
    Than standing on a corner watching all the girls
    Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by

    I'm the cat that got the cream
    Haven't got a girl but I can dream
    Haven't got a girl but I can wish
    So I'll take me down to main street
    And that's where I select my imaginary dish

    Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by
    Standing on a 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 a corner watching all the girls
    Watching all the girls, watching all the girls go by

    Saturday and I'm so broke
    Haven't got a girl and that's no joke
    Still I'm living like a millionaire
    When I take me down to main street
    And I review the harem parading for me there

    Standing on a corner watching all the girls go by
    Standing on a corner underneath the springtime sky
    Brother, you can't go to jail for what you're thinking
    Or for that woo 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 Writer/s: Frank Loesser
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., WEISER MUSIC
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Comments: 2

  • Mrs. B K Brumberg from Howard Beach, NyI forgot the source and composer. It is a catchy tune with clever lyrics, no longer being written. Thank you for printing this.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 9th 1969, Smoke Ring's covered version of "No Not Much" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #89, the following week it rose to #86, then to #85, and on its fourth and final week on the chart it remained at #85...
    Exactly thirteen years earlier on February 9th, 1956 the Four Lads' original version of the song was in its first of two weeks at #5, then it spent the next five weeks at #4, and on March 29th, 1956 it peaked at #3 {for 1 week}.
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