"Auctioneer" lyrics
Hey, well alright, sir here we go there an' what are ya gonna give for 'em?
I have a 600 dollar down here now 10 now 25 an' now 35, an' now there 50, now 60, will ya give me 60, now 75, 75 another 85 dollars and buy 'em there
There was a boy in Arkansas who wouldn't listen to his ma
When she told him he should go to school
He'd sneak away in the afternoon, take a little walk then pretty soon
You'd find him at the local auction barn
He'd stand and listen carefully then pretty soon he began to see
How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly
He said, "Oh my it's do or die I've got to learn that auction cry
Gotta make my mark and be an auctioneer"
25 dollar bid it now, 30 dollar 30
Will ya gimme 30 make it a 30 bid it on a 30 dollar
Will ya gimme 30, who'll bid a 30 dollar bid?
30 dollar bid it now 35
Will ya gimme 35 to make it a 35 to bid it at 35
Who would a-bid it at a 35 dollar bid?
As time went on he did his best and all could see he didn't jest
He practiced calling bids both night and day
His pap'd find him behind the barn just a-workin up an awful storm
As he tried to imitate the auctioneer
Then his pap said "Son we just can't stand to have a mediocre man
Sellin' things at auction usin' our good name
I'll send you off to auction school and then you'll be nobody's fool
You can take your place among the best"
35 dollar bid it now, 40 dollar 40
Will ya gimme 40 make it a 40 bid it on a 40 dollar
Will ya gimme 40, who'll bid a 40 dollar bid?
40 dollar bid it now 45
Will ya gimme 45 to make it a 45 to bid it at 45
Who would a-bid it at a 45 dollar bid?
So from that boy who went to school there grew a man who played it cool
He came back home a full fledged auctioneer
And the people came from miles around just to hear him make that rhythmic sound
That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer
His fame went out from shore to shore he had all he could do and more
He had to buy a plane to get around
Now he's the tops in all the land let's pause to give that man a hand
He's the best of all the auctioneers
45 dollar bid it now, 50 dollar 50
Will ya gimme 50 make it a 50 bid it on a 50 dollar
Will ya gimme 50, who'll bid a 50 dollar bid?
50 dollar bid it now 55
Will ya gimme 55 to make it a 55 to bid it at 55
Sold that hog for a 50 dollar bill
Hey, alright, sir open the gate, let em' out and walk 'em boys. Here a comes a lot number 29 in, what're ya gonna give for 'em? I got a 25 I get a 35 an' now a 50 make it 50 better t' make it 55, 60, will ya give me 65, 75, an' now 85, an' now 95, 100, an' now a 25, an' get a 75 an' a 2 an' a 3 an' a 4 an' a 5 an' a 6 an' a 7 an' a 800 dollars gonna buy 'em there
I have a 600 dollar down here now 10 now 25 an' now 35, an' now there 50, now 60, will ya give me 60, now 75, 75 another 85 dollars and buy 'em there
There was a boy in Arkansas who wouldn't listen to his ma
When she told him he should go to school
He'd sneak away in the afternoon, take a little walk then pretty soon
You'd find him at the local auction barn
He'd stand and listen carefully then pretty soon he began to see
How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly
He said, "Oh my it's do or die I've got to learn that auction cry
Gotta make my mark and be an auctioneer"
25 dollar bid it now, 30 dollar 30
Will ya gimme 30 make it a 30 bid it on a 30 dollar
Will ya gimme 30, who'll bid a 30 dollar bid?
30 dollar bid it now 35
Will ya gimme 35 to make it a 35 to bid it at 35
Who would a-bid it at a 35 dollar bid?
As time went on he did his best and all could see he didn't jest
He practiced calling bids both night and day
His pap'd find him behind the barn just a-workin up an awful storm
As he tried to imitate the auctioneer
Then his pap said "Son we just can't stand to have a mediocre man
Sellin' things at auction usin' our good name
I'll send you off to auction school and then you'll be nobody's fool
You can take your place among the best"
35 dollar bid it now, 40 dollar 40
Will ya gimme 40 make it a 40 bid it on a 40 dollar
Will ya gimme 40, who'll bid a 40 dollar bid?
40 dollar bid it now 45
Will ya gimme 45 to make it a 45 to bid it at 45
Who would a-bid it at a 45 dollar bid?
So from that boy who went to school there grew a man who played it cool
He came back home a full fledged auctioneer
And the people came from miles around just to hear him make that rhythmic sound
That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer
His fame went out from shore to shore he had all he could do and more
He had to buy a plane to get around
Now he's the tops in all the land let's pause to give that man a hand
He's the best of all the auctioneers
45 dollar bid it now, 50 dollar 50
Will ya gimme 50 make it a 50 bid it on a 50 dollar
Will ya gimme 50, who'll bid a 50 dollar bid?
50 dollar bid it now 55
Will ya gimme 55 to make it a 55 to bid it at 55
Sold that hog for a 50 dollar bill
Hey, alright, sir open the gate, let em' out and walk 'em boys. Here a comes a lot number 29 in, what're ya gonna give for 'em? I got a 25 I get a 35 an' now a 50 make it 50 better t' make it 55, 60, will ya give me 65, 75, an' now 85, an' now 95, 100, an' now a 25, an' get a 75 an' a 2 an' a 3 an' a 4 an' a 5 an' a 6 an' a 7 an' a 800 dollars gonna buy 'em there
