The Autioneer
Leroy Van Dyke; Gordon Lightfoot 1956
  (Silver Sounds 360)   Jack O'Leary
 
two columns

INTRO

(1st chord)
"Hey well alright sir, here we go and whattya gonna gimme for
(2nd Chord) Twenty five dollar bid a now thirty dollar thirty will ya gimme
Thirty make it thirty bid-in-a form of thirty dollar who'll a gimme thirty
Who'll a make a thirty dollar bid"


(Note: For those who don't wish to do the "bid calling", you may substitute lyrics found at the end of this call sheet, in place of the bidding calls.)

OPENER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face, grand square
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
(Allemande and weave)
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


FIGURE    Basic - SSD Week 10, corner progression

Heads (sides) promenade halfway you go
Walk in and square thru four
Go all the way then, swing thru my friend
Boys run right and ferris wheel, zoom
Double pass thru, leads partner trade
Swing that corner, promenade
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


MIDDLE BREAK    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face grand square
Twenty five dollar bid a now thirty dollar thirty will ya gimme thirty make it
Thirty bid-in-a form of thirty dollar
Who'll a gimme thirty who'll a make a thirty dollar bid
Thirty five dollar bid a now forty dollar forty will ya gimme forty make it
Forty bid-in-a form of forty dollar
Who'll a gimme forty who'll a make a forty dollar bid

Allemande and weave
Wind it in and out around, when you meet that lady
Swing that girl and promenade
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


CLOSER    Basic - SSD Week 4

Sides face, grand square
Thirty five dollar bid a now forty dollar forty will ya gimme forty make it
Forty bid-in-a form of forty dollar
Who'll a gimme forty who'll a make a forty dollar bid
Forty five dollar bid a now fifty dollar fifty will ya gimme fifty make it fifty
Bid-in-a form of fifty dollar
Who'll a gimme fifty who'll a make a fifty dollar bid

Allemande and weave
Wind it in and out around, when you meet that lady
Swing that girl and promenade
Now he's the tops in all the land, do let's all give that man a hand
He's the best of all the auctioneers


TAG

Sold that square for a fifty dollar bid

ALTERNATE LYRICS

*As time went on he did his best and all could see he didn't jest
He practiced 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"
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

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