The Auctioneer - Steve Goodman

Hey, alright, sir here we go there an' what can we get for 'em?

I have a 600 dollar down here now 10 now 25 an' a 35 an' now 55, 60, 65, 75,

75 another 85 dollars gonna buy 'em there

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 and pretty soon

You’d find him at the local auction barn

He’d stand and listen carefully then 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»

25 dollar 30 now 30 dollar 30 dollar

30 dollar 30 dollar give me a hollar 30 dollar

Who will bid it at a 35 dollar bid?

35 dollar 35 35 make it 35 and a 35 make it 35 and a 35

Who will bid it at a 35 dollar bid?

As time went on he did his best and all could see he didn’t jest

He practiced call and bids both night and day

His pappy’d find him behind the barn just a workin up an awful storm

As he tried to imitate the auctioneer

Then his pap said «Son we just can’t stand a havin' a mediocre man

You gotta take that auction usin' our good name

I’ll send you off to auction school and then you’ll be nobody’s fool

You can take your place among the best»

35 dollar 40 now 40 dollar 40 dollar

40 dollar 40 dollar give me a hollar 40 dollar

Who will bid it at at a 40 dollar bid?

40 dollar 45 45 will you make it 45 give me 45 and a 45

Who will bid it at a 45 dollar bid?

So from that morning he went to school there grew a man who played it cool

He came back home a full fledged auctioneer

And people came from miles around just to hear him make that rhythmic sound

That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer

His fame reached out from shore to shore he had all he could do and more

He had to buy a plane to get around

Now he’s the tops in all the land so let’s all give that man a hand

He’s the best of all the auctioneers

45 dollar 50 now 50 dollar 50 dollar

50 dollar 50 dollar give me a hollar 50 dollar

Who will bid it at a 50 dollar bill?

50 dollar 55 55 make it 55 and a 55 make it 55 and

Sold that hog for a 50 dollar bill

Hey, alright, sir open the gate, let em' out and walk 'em boys.

Here a comes a

lot number 29 in, what’re we gon' get for 'em?

I got a 25 I get a 35 an' now a

50 make it 50 better t' make it 55, 60, will ya give me 65, 75, an' now 85,

an' now 95, 100, an' now a 25, an' get a 75 an' a 2 an' a 3 an' a 4 an' a 5

an' a 6 an' a 7 an' a 800 dollars gonna buy 'em there