Leroy Van Dyke Auctioneer Lyrics

Auctioneer Lyrics

The Auctioneer

 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

 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 practied on and then some 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

 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 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 horse for a 50 dollar bill