(spoken)
A - well here we go again.
Whaddaya gonna` gimme for `em?
Ah, Ah.
Five hundred twenty-five. Will ya` gimme thirty? Make it thirty bid-a-for-a
thirty dollar, will ya` gimme thirty-five - five? Make it forty. Will ya
gimme forty? will ya` gimme forty-five - five? Make it fifty. Will ya`
gimme fifty? Will ya gimme fifty-five - five - five - five - five?
(Clap, clap)
(sung)
There was a boy from Arkansas
Who wouldn`t listen to his Ma
When she told him he`d have to go to school.
He`d take a walk in the afternoon;
Just follow him and 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.
Oh me! Oh my! It`s do or die.
I`ve got to learn that auction cry,
Gonna make my mark and be an auctioneer.
Twenty-FIVE dollar bid and then a THIR-ty dollar, thirty.
Will ya GIM-me thirty, make it thirty, BID-a-for-a thirty dollar?
WILL ya gimme thir* ty* WHO`LL a-gim-me thirty dollar BID .../...
Gotta THIR-ty dollar bid and then a THIR-ty-five*, will ya gimme
THIR-ty-five to make it thirty-FIVE* Will ya thirty-five*
WHO`LL a-bid* that** a THIR-ty five* dol*-lar* BID .../...
Now from that boy who went to school,
There grew a man who played it cool,
And he came home a full-fledged auctioneer.
The people came from miles around
To hear him make that rhythmic 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 maybe more,
He had to buy a plane to get around.
And now he`s tops in all the land,
Let`s pause to give that man a hand,
`Cause he`s the best hill-billy Auctioneer.
Thirty-FIVE dollar bid and then a FOR-ty dollar forty,
Will ya GIM-me forty, make it forty, BID-a for-a forty dollar,
WILL ya gimme forty**, WHO`LL-a gimme forty dollar BID .../...
Got a FOR-ty dollar bid and then a FOR-ty five* will ya gimme
FOR-ty-five to make a forty FIVE* will ya forty five*
Sold* that* hog* for a FOR-ty-five* dol*-lar* BILL .../...
(spoken) A-Well, here we to again!
Whaddaya gonna` gimme for `em?
Ah, Ah.
Five hundred twenty-five. Will ya` gimme thirty? Make it thirty bid-a-for-a
thirty dollar, will ya` gimme thirty-five - five? Make it forty. Will ya
gimme forty? will ya` gimme forty-five - five? Make it fifty. Will ya`
gimme fifty? Will ya gimme fifty-five - five - five - five - five?
TAG(sung)
He makes more noise when he takes the stand
Than you hear from a real hill-billy band,
He`s the best durn auctioneer in all the land!
words & music: Unknown
source: A friend
transcribed: Dilly
Note: Chant in 4/4 time, all eighth notes except *= note, **=dotted .
CAPITALIZED words on first beat in the bar.
BILL .../... hold for seven beats
