The auctioneer
Gordon Lightfoot
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_