Hey, well, alright sir, here we go there
And what are you gonna give for 'em?
I'm at twenty-five, will you give me thirty dollar thirty?
Make it thirty, bidder to thirty, thirty-five, another forty
Make it a forty, bidder to forty, now five, five, five
Make it a forty-five, and now fifty, and a buyer there
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 then pretty soon
You'd find him at the local auction barn
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"
Twenty-five dollar bidder, now thirty dollar thirty
Will you give me thirty? Make it thirty, bidder to ball
My thirty dollar, will you give me thirty?
Who will bid at a thirty dollar bid?
Thirty dollar bidder, now thirty-five, will you give me thirty-five?
Make it a thirty-five, a bidder to thirty-five
Who would-a bid it at a thirty-five dollar bid?
As time went on, he did his best, and all could see he didn't jest
He practiced callin' bids both night and day
His pap would find him behind the barn just workin' up an awful storm
As he tried to imitate the auctioneer
Then his pap said, "Son, we just can't stand to have a mediocre man
Sellin' things at auction, usin' our good name
I'll send you off to auction school, then you'll be nobody's fool
You can take your place among the best"
Thirty-five dollar bidder, now the forty dollar forty
Will you give me forty? Make it a forty, bidder to ball
My forty dollar, will you give me forty?
Who will bid at a forty dollar bid?
Forty dollar bidder, now forty-five, will you give me forty-five?
Make it a forty-five, a bidder to forty-five
Who would-a bid it at a forty-five dollar bid?
So from that boy who went to school
There grew a man who played it cool
He came back home a full-fledged auctioneer
Then the people came from miles around
Just to hear him make that rhythmic sound
That filled their hearts with such a happy cheer
Then his fame has spread out from shore
To shore, he had all he could do and more
Had to buy a plane to get around
Now he's the tops in all the land
Let's pause and give that man a hand
He's the best hillbilly auctioneer
Forty-five dollar bidder, now fifty dollar fifty
Will you give me fifty? Make it a fifty, bidder to ball
My fifty dollar, will you give me fifty?
Who will bid at a fifty dollar bid?
Fifty dollar bidder, now fifty-five, will you give me fifty-five?
Make it a fifty-five, a bidder to fifty-five
I sold that hog for a fifty dollar bill
Hey, well, alright sir, open the gate
And let 'em out and walk 'em, boys
Here we come, a lot of number twenty-
Nine, and what are you gonna give for 'em?
I'm at twenty-five, will you give thirty dollar thirty?
Make it thirty, bidder to thirty, now five, another forty dollar forty
Forty-five, another fifty dollar, fifty dollar fifty