[Intro]

Hey well all right sir, open the gate

And let 'em out and walk 'em boys

Here we come and let in number twenty-nine

What are you gonna give for the little fella?

[Chorus]

I wanna five dollar, wanna bid

Would ya bid it on a five on a five on a five

Would ya bid it on a twenty-five?

Got a twenty-five dollar, would ya bid it on the five on the five

Would ya bid it on a thirty dollar five on a five, would ya bid it on a five

Would ya bid it on a thirty-five?

[Verse 1]

Well, there was this 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

Well, he'd stand and listen carefully

Until at last he began to see

How the auctioneer could talk so rapidly

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 auctioneer"

[Chorus]

Twenty-five dollar bid ya now thirty dollar thirty

Will ya make it thirty, bid it on a thirty dollar thirty dollar

Will ya give me thirty, will ya give me thirty dollar bill?

I got a thirty dollar bid ya now

Five will ya bid it on a thirty-five, bid it on a thirty-five, thirty-five

Who's gonna bid it on a thirty-five dollar bill?

[Verse 2]

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 a-working up an awful storm

As he tried to imitate the auctioneer

Then his pop said, "Son, we just can't stand

To have a mediocre man

Selling things at auction using our good name

Well, I'm 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 ya now forty dollar forty

Will ya make it forty, bid it on a forty dollar forty dollar

Will ya give me forty, will ya give me forty dollar bill?

I got a forty dollar bid ya now

Five will ya beat it on a forty-five, bid it on a forty-five, forty-five

Who's gonna bid it at a forty-five dollar bill?

[Verse 3]

Well, from that boy that went to school

There grew a man who played it cool

Well, he come back home a full-fledged auctioneer

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

Then 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 around

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 auctioneers

[Chorus]

Forty-five dollar bid ya now fifty dollar fifty

Will ya make it fifty, bid it on a fifty dollar fifty dollar

Will ya give me fifty, will ya give me fifty dollar bill?

I got a fifty dollar bid ya now

Five will ya beat it on a fifty-five, bid it on a fifty-five, fifty-five

Who's gonna bid it at a fifty-five dollar bill?

[Outro]

Well, I sold that hog for a fifty dollar bill