The Auctioneer — текст песни (Leroy Van Dyke)

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

Well, he`d stand and listen carefully
Then pretty soon he began to see
How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly
His pappy`d find him behind the barn
Just a workin up an awful storm
As he tried to immitate the auctioneer

25 dollar 30 now 30 dollar etc...
Who will bid it at a 35 dollar bid
30 dollar 35 etc...
Who will bid it at a 35 dollar bid

Said his pappy, 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`ll be the best of all the auctioneers

35 dollar 40 dollar etc
Who will bid it a a 45 dollar bid
40 dollar etc
Who will bid it at a 45 dollar bid

Well 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
Cause he`s the best of all the auctioneers
Well 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 best 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 etc...
Who will bid it at a 55 dollar bid
50 dollar 50 now will you give me 55 etc
Sold that horse for a 50 dollar bill