There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
 He can play piano any way that you like it
 But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar
 When he plays, it's a ball
 He's the daddy of them all

 The people gather around when he gets on the stand
 Then when he plays, he gets a hand
 The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance
 Nobody there bothers to dance
 But when he plays with the bass and guitar
 They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

 A-plink, a-plank, a-plink plank, plink plank
 A-plunkin' on the keys
 A-riff, a-raff, a-riff raff, riff raff
 A-riffin' out with ease
 And when he plays with the bass and guitar
 They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

 He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar
 A boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano
 And we all know
 That when he plays he puts them all in a trance
 The cats all holler "Hooray"
 You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

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 In a little honky-tonky village in Texas
 There's a guy who plays the best piano by far
 When he plays with the bass and guitar
 They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

 The people gather around when he gets up on the stand
 Then when he plays, he gets a hand
 The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance
 Nobody there ever bothers to dance
 But when he plays with the bass and guitar
 They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

 A-plink plink, a-plank plank, a-plink plank, plink plank
 A-plunkin' on the keys
 A-riff riff, a-raff raff, a-riff raff, riff raff
 A-riffin' out with ease
 But when he plays with the bass and guitar
 They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar