The auctioneer

Gordon Lightfoot

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  Hey well, all right, sir Open the gate and let 'em out and walk 'em boys   Here we come and let in number twenty-nine What are you gonna give for the little fella I want a five dollar want a bid Would you bid it on a five on a five on a five Will you bid it on a twenty-five | g6,3d4,0g6,3d4,0 e6,0 gb6,2 | Got a twenty-five dollar would you bid it on five on the five Will you bid it on a thirty dollar five on five Will you bid it on a five, will you bid it on a thirty-five Well there was a boy from Arkansas_ Who wouldn't listen to his ma_ When she told_ him that he should go to school__ Well_ he'd sneak away_  in the af_-ternoon_ Take a lit_-tle walk and pret_-ty soon_ You'd find him at_  the lo_-cal auc_-tion__ barn_ Well he'd_ stand and_ listen_ carefully_ Until_ at last_ he began to_ see_ How the auctioneer_  could talk so rapidly_ Well he said "Oh_ my_ it's do or_ die_ I've got to learn_  that auction cry_ Gonna make my mark and be an auction__-eer"_ Twenty-five dollar bid you now_ thirty dollar_ thirty will_ You make it thirty_ bid it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar_ Will you give me thirty_ will you give me thirty dollar bill_ I got a_ thirty dollar bid you now_ five will you beat it on a thirty-five_ bid it on a thirty-five_ thirty-five_ Who's gonna bid it at a thirty-five_ dollar__ bill_   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Well the time_ went by_ and he did_ his best_ And all_ could see he did not jest_ He practiced calling bids both night and day_ Well his pap_-py found_ him behind_ the barn_ Just work_-ing up_ an awful storm_ As he tried_ to i_-mitate the auction__-eer_ Then his pop said "Son_ we just can't_ stand_ To have_ a medio_ -cre man_ Selling things at auction_ using_ our good_ name_ Gonna send you off to auction school_ And then_ you'll be_  nobody's_ fool_ And you_ can take_  your place_ among_ the__ best"_ Thirty-five dollar bid you now_ forty dollar_ forty will_ You make it forty_ bid it on a forty dollar forty dollar_ Will you give me forty_ will you give me forty dollar bill_ I got a_ forty dollar bid you now_ five will you beat it on a forty-five_ bid it on forty-five_ forty-five_ Who's gonna bid it at a forty-five_ dollar__ bill_   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | And from_ that boy that went to school_ There grew_ a man_ who played it cool_ He come back home a full fledged auctioneer_ And the people would come from miles around_ Just to hear him make that rhythmic sound_ That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer_ And his fame spread out from shore to shore_ He'd all that he could do and more_ He had to buy a plane_ to get around__ Well now he's_ the best in all the land_ Let's pause_ and give_ that man a hand_ 'Cause he's the best of all the auction__-eers_ Forty-five dollar bid you now_ fifty dollar_ fifty_ will_ you make it fifty_ bid it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar_ Will you give me fifty_ will you give me fifty dollar bill_ I got a_ fifty dollar bid you now_ five will you beat it on a fifty-five_ bid it on fifty-five_ fifty-five_ Who's gonna bid it at a fifty-five_ dollar__ bill_   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |   |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ |_ _ _ | Well_ I sold that hog for a fifty dol_ -lar bill_

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La chanson raconte l'histoire d'un jeune garçon de l'Arkansas qui, malgré les conseils de sa mère de se concentrer sur l'école, préfère passer ses après-midis à écouter les enchères dans une salle locale. Fasciné par l'art de l’enchère, il s’entraîne à parler aussi vite que l’enchérisseur. Son père, voyant sa passion, décide de l'envoyer à une école spécialisée afin qu'il puisse devenir un enchérisseur reconnu. Après avoir travaillé dur, le garçon devient un expert, attirant des foules pour ses enchères. Le contexte évoque un monde rural, où les enchères jouent un rôle central dans la vie communautaire, et met en avant des thèmes de détermination et de poursuite de ses rêves. Cette dynamique, entre famille, aspirations et travail acharné, donne vie à une histoire inspirante.