CAPO: 3rd Fret
[INTRO:] G
N.C.
Hey well, all right, sir
Open the gate and let ’em out and walk ’em boys
N.C.
Here we come and let in number twenty-nine
What are you gonna give for the little fella
[CHORUS:]
I
want a five dollar want a bid
Would you bid it on a five on a five on a five
Will you bid it on a twenty-five
Got a twenty-five dollar would 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
[VERSE 1:]
Well, there was a boy from Arkansas
Who
wouldn’t listen to his ma
When
she told him that he should go to
school
Well, he’d
sneak away in the afternoon
Take a
little walk and pretty soon
You’d
find him at the local auction
barn
[VERSE 2:]
Well, he’d
stand and listen carefully
Un
til at last he began to see
How the
auctioneer could talk so rapid
ly
Well, he
said, “Oh my, it’s do or die
I’ve
got to learn that auction cry
Gonna
make my mark and be an auctio
neer”
[CHORUS:]
Twenty-five dollar bid you now thirty dollar thirty
Will you
make it thirty, bid it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar
Will you give me thirty, will you give me thirty dollar
bill
I got a
thirty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
thirty-five, bid it on thirty-five, thirty-five
Who’s gonna bid it at a thirty-five dollar
bill
[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G
[VERSE 3:]
Well, the time went by and he did his best
And
all could see he did not jest
He
practiced calling bids both night and
day
Well, his
pappy found him behind the barn
Just
working up an awful storm
As he
tried to imitate the auctio
neer
[VERSE 4:]
Then his
pop said, “Son, we just can’t stand
To
have a mediocre man
Selling
things at auction, using our good
name
Gonna
send you off to auction school
And
then you’ll be nobody’s fool
And
you can take your place among the
best”
[CHORUS:]
Thirty-five dollar bid you now forty dollar forty
Will you
make it forty, bid it on a forty dollar forty dollar
Will you give me forty, will you give me forty dollar
bill
I got a
forty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
forty-five, bid it on forty-five, forty-five
Who’s gonna bid it at a forty-five dollar
bill
[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G
[VERSE 5:]
And from that boy that went to school
There
grew a man who played it cool
He
come back home a full fledged auctio
neer
And the
people would come from miles around
Just to
hear him make that rhythmic sound
That
filled their hearts with such a happy
cheer
[VERSE 6:]
And his
fame spread out from shore to shore
He’d
all that he could do and more
He
had to buy a plane to get a
round
Well, now
he’s the best in all the land
Let’s
pause and give that man a hand
‘Cause
he’s the best of all the auctio
neers
[CHORUS:]
Forty-five dollar bid you now fifty dollar fifty
Will you
make it fifty, bid it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar
Will you give me fifty, will you give me fifty dollar
bill
I got a
fifty dollar bid you now
Five will you beat it on a
fifty-five, bid it on fifty-five, fifty-five
Who’s gonna bid it at a fifty-five dollar
bill
[INSTRUMENTAL:] G C D G C D G
[OUTRO:]
Well, I
sold that hog for a fifty dollar
bill
