Auctioneer. Leroy Van Dyke.

Seq - Rick Reublin. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Aug 2001.

There was a boy in Arkansas
who wouldn't listen to his Ma,
When she told him that he should go to school.

He'd sneak away in the afternoons,
Take a little walk and pretty soon
You'd find him at the local auction barn.

He'd stand and he'd 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."

Twenty five dollar bid now,
thirty dollar thirty,

will they give me thirty,
make it thirty,

Bid in the form of thirty dollar,
will they give me thirty,
who'll give me thirty dollar bid?

Thirty dollar bidder now,
thirty five will they give me,

thirty five to make it a thirty five
a bid of a thirty five,

who will bid
it at a thirty five dollar bid?

As time went on he did his best
and all could see he didn't jest,

He practised calling bids
both night and day,

His Pop would find him behind the barn,
Just working up an awful storm,
As he tried to imitate the auctioneer.

Then his Pop said "Son we just can't stand
to have a mediocre man

sellin' things at auction
using our good name.

I'll send you off to auction school,
Then you'll be nobody's fool.

And then you can take your place
among the best."

Thirty five dollar bid now,
forty dollar forty,
will they give me forty make it forty,

Bid in the form of forty dollar
will they give me forty
who'll give me forty dollar bid?

Forty dollar bidder now,
Forty five will they give me,

Forty five to make it a
Forty five a bid of a

Forty five who will bid
it at a forty five 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.

Then the people came from miles around
just to hear him make that rhythmic sound
that filled their hearts with such a happy cheer.

Then his fame spread out from shore to shore
he had all he could do and more.
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 hillbilly auctioneer.

Forty five dollar bid now,
fifty dollar fifty,

will they give me fifty,
make it fifty,

Bid in the form of fifty dollar,
will they give me fifty
who'll give me fifty dollar bid?

Fifty dollar bidder now,
Fifty five will they give me,

Fifty five to make it a
Fifty five a bid of a

Fifty five who will bid
it at a fifty five dollar bid.

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