Leroy Van Dyke
Leroy Van Dyke - The Auctioneer lyrics
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Hey, well alright sir, here we go there and what are we gonna get for em. Ima twenty-five, and a get thirty now five, who'll a bid upon another forty dollars over make it a forty now five.... 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 afternoon take a little walk then pretty soon you'd find him at the local auction barn. He'd stand and listen carefully and 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 and now Thirty dollar thirty will ya give me thirty, make it thirty bid it upon a thirty dollar will ya give me thirty, who'll bid a thirty dollar bid. Thirty dollar bid and now Thirty-five will ya give me thirty-five make it a thirty-five, a bid of 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 practiced calling bids both night and day. His Pap would find him behind the barn just a working up an aweful form as he tried to immitate the auctioneer. Then his Pap said, Son we just can't stand to have a mediocre man selling things at auction using our good name." "I'll send you off to auction school. Then you'll be no body's fool. You can take your place among the best." Thirty-five dollar bid and now Forty dollar forty will ya give me forty, make it forty bid it upon a forty dollar will ya give me forty, who'll bid a forty dollar bid. Forty dollar bid and now Forty-five will ya give me forty-five make it a forty-five, a bid of 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 and came back home a full fledged auctioneer. And the people came from miles around just to hear him make that friendly sound that filled their hearts with such a happy cheer. 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. Lets pause and give that man a hand. He's the best of all the auctioneers. Forty-five dollar bid and now fifty dollar fifty will ya give me fifty, make it fifty bid it upon a fifty dollar will ya give me fifty, who'll bid a fifty dollar bill. Fifty dollar bid and now fifty-five will ya give me fifty-five make it a fifty-five, a bid of fifty-five Sold that hog for a fifty dollar bill.