(silence) Hey well, all right, sir
Open the gate and let 'em out and walk 'em boys
(silence) Here we come and let in number twenty-nine
What are you gonna give for the little fella
| g6,3 I want d4,0 g6,3 d4,0 a five dollar want a e6,0 gb6,2 | (x3) bid
Would you bid it on a five on a five on a five
Will you bid it on a twenty-five
| g6,3 d4,0 g6,3 d4,0 e6,0 gb6,2 |
| g6,3 Got a d4,0 g6,3 d4,0twenty-five dollar wou e6,0 gb6,2 | (x4) ld 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 b _ _ _ oy from Arkansas_
Who wouldn't l _ _ _ isten to his ma_
When she told_ h _ _ _ im that he should go to school___
W _ ell_ he'd sneak away_ _ _ _ in the af_-ternoon_
Take a lit_-tle w _ _ _ alk and pret_-ty soon_
You'd find him at_ _ _ _ the lo_-cal auc_-tion_ __ barn_ _
W _ ell he'd_ stand and_ l _ _ _ isten_ carefully_
Until_ at l _ _ _ ast_ he began to_ see_
How the auctioneer_ _ _ _ could talk so rapi dly_ _ _
W _ ell he said "Oh_ m _ _ _ y_ it's do or_ die_
I've got to learn_ _ _ _ that auction cry_
Gonna make my m _ _ _ ark and be an auction_ __-eer"_ _ _
Twenty-five dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ thirty dollar_ thirty will_
You make it thirty_ b _ _ _ id it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar_
Will you give me t _ _ _ hirty_ will you give me thirty dollar bill__ _
I got a_ thirty dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ five will you beat it on a
thirty-five_ b _ _ _ id it on a thirty-five_ thirty-five_
Who's gonna b _ _ _ id it at a thirty-five_ dollar_ __ bill_ _ _
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Well the time_ went b _ _ _ y_ and he did_ his best_
And all_ could s _ _ _ ee he did not jest_
He practiced c _ _ _ alling bids both night and day__
W _ ell his pap_-py f _ _ _ ound_ him behind_ the barn_
Just work_-ing u _ _ _ p_ an awful storm_
As he tried_ to i _ _ _ _-mitate the auction_ __-eer_ _
T _ hen his pop said "S _ _ _ on_ we just can't_ stand_
To have_ a m _ _ _ edio_ -cre man_
Selling things at a _ _ _ uction_ using_ our good_ name_ _ _
G _ onna send you o _ _ _ ff to auction school_
And then_ you'll be_ _ _ _ nobody's_ fool_
And you_ can take_ _ _ _ your place_ among_ the_ __ best"_ _ _
Thirty-five dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ forty dollar_ forty will_
You make it forty_ b _ _ _ id it on a forty dollar forty dollar_
Will you give me f _ _ _ orty_ will you give me forty dollar bill__ _
I got a_ forty dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ five will you beat it on a
forty-five_ b _ _ _ id it on forty-five_ forty-five_
Who's gonna b _ _ _ id it at a forty-five_ dollar_ __ bill_ _ _
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And from_ that b _ _ _ oy that went to school_
There grew_ a m _ _ _ an_ who played it cool_
He come back h _ _ _ ome a full fledged auctio neer__ _
And the people would c _ _ _ ome from miles around_
Just to hear him m _ _ _ ake that rhythmic sound_
That filled their h _ _ _ earts with such a happy cheer_ _ _
A _ nd his fame spread o _ _ _ ut from shore to shore_
He'd all that h _ _ _ e could do and more_
He had to b _ _ _ uy a plane_ to get a round__ _ _
W _ ell now he's_ the b _ _ _ est in all the land_
Let's pause_ and g _ _ _ ive_ that man a hand_
'Cause he's the b _ _ _ est of all the auction_ _-eers_
Forty-five dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ fifty dollar_ fifty_ will_
you make it fifty_ b _ _ _ id it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar_
Will you give me f _ _ _ ifty_ will you give me fifty dollar bill__ _
I got a_ fifty dollar b _ _ _ id you now_ five will you beat it on a
fifty-five_ b _ _ _ id it on fifty-five_ fifty-five_
Who's gonna b _ _ _ id it at a fifty-five_ dollar_ __ bill_ _ _
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Well_ I sold that h _ _ _ og for a fifty dol_ -lar bill_ _ _ _
