Auctioneer Song Lyrics and Chords

Auctioneer Song Lyrics and Chords by Leroy Van Dyke

Auctioneer

Recorded by Leroy Van Dyke

Written Leroy Van Dyke and Buddy Black

Hey well alright sir here we go there

And what are ya' gonna give for 'em

I have a six hundred dollar down here

Now ten and now twenty-five and now thirty-five

And now there fifty now sixty

Will ya give me sixty now seventy-five

Seventy-five another eighty-five dollars

Oughta buy 'em there

G

There was a boy in Arkansas

Who

C

wouldn't listen to his ma

When

D7

she told him that he should go to

G

school

D7

He'd

G

sneak away in the afternoon

Take a

C

little walk and then pretty soon

You'd

D7

find him at the local auction

G

barn

Well he'd

C

stand and listen carefully

And then

G

pretty soon he began to see

How the

A7

auctioneer could talk so rapid

D7

ly

He

G

said oh my it's do or die

I've

C

got to learn that auction cry

Gotta

D7

make my mark and be an auctio

G

neer

Twenty-five dollar bid it now thirty dollar thirty

Will you g

C

immie thirty make it thirty

Bid it on a

D7

thirty dollar will you gimmie thirty dollar

G

bid

Thirty dollar bid it now thirty-five

Will you

C

gimmie

thirty-five

To make it thirty-five to bid it a thirty-five

D7

Who woulda bid it at a thirty-five dollar

G

bid

Well as time went on he did his best

And

C

all could see he didn't jest

He

D7

practiced calling bids both night and

G

day

D7

His

G

pop would find him behind the barn

Just a

C

working up an awful storm

As he

D7

tried to imitate the auctio

G

neer

His dad

C

said son we just can't

Stand to

G

have a mediocre man

Selling

A7

things at action using our

D7

name

I'll

G

send you off to auction school

And

C

then you'll be nobody's fool

You

D7

can take your place among the

G

best

Thirty-five dollar bid it now forty dollar forty

Will you

C

gimmie forty make it forty

Bid it on a

D7

forty dollar will you gimmie forty dollar

G

bid

Forty dollar bid it now forty-five

Will you

C

gimmie

forty-five

To make it forty-five to bid it a forty-five

D7

Who woulda bid it at a forty-five dollar b

G

id

So from that boy who went to school

There

C

grew a man who played it cool

He

D7

came back home a full fledged auctio

G

neer

D7

And the

G

people came from miles around

Just to

C

hear him make that rhythmic sound

That

D7

fill their hearts with such a happy

G

cheer

His

C

fame spread out from shore to shore

He had

G

all he could do and more

A7

Had to buy a plane to get

D7

around

Now

G

he's the best in all the land

Let's

C

pause and give that man a hand

He's the

D7

best of all the auctio

G

neers

Forty-five dollar bid it now fifty dollar fifty

Will you

C

gimmie fifty make it fifty

Bid it on a

D7

fifty dollar will you gimmie fifty dollar

G

bid

Fifty dollar bid it now fifty-five

Will you

C

gimmie

fifty-five

To make it fifty-five to bid it a fifty-five

D7

Sold that hog for a fifty dollar

G

bill

Hey well alright sir open the gate

And let 'em out and walk 'em boys

Here we come with lot number 29 in

What'd ya gonna give for â€˜em

I have a twenty-five I oughta get thirty-five

And now a fifty make it fifty bid it along at fifty

Now sixty will ya give me sixty now seventy-five

And now eight-five and now nine-five

A hundred and now twenty-five

And now it's at seventy-five

And a two and a three and a four

And a five and a six now seven

Now eight hundred dollars

And a buy â€˜em there

FAQ

Who sang the the song Auctioneer?
- The song Auctioneer was sang by Leroy Van Dyke.

Who is Leroy Van Dyke?
- Leroy Frank Van Dyke (born October 4, 1929) is an American country music singer and guitarist, best known for his hits "The Auctioneer" (1956) and "Walk on By" (1961).

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