The Auctioneer
Leroy Van Dyke; Gordon Lightfoot 1956
  (Blue Star 1517)   Marshall Flippo
 
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FIGURE   

1st and 3rd you'll bow and swing
Go up the middle and back again
Go forward up and swing that opposite gal
Face to the sides with a right & left thru
Turn 'em around like you always do
And duck to the middle and swing the gal you meet (original partner)
Go down that center cross trail thru
Up the outside around just 2
Meet your girl and swing her round so neat
1/2 square thru across the set
With your corner gal you box the gnat (corner becomes new partner)
Then allemande left (with new corner) meet 'em all with an elbow swing

BREAK (or see Alternate Breaks below)    Basic - SSD Week 2, R-H lady progression

It's an elbow swing you're doing fine
Now swing the next gal down the line
Then swing that pretty gal in calico
Swing 'em all with an elbow swing
You meet your own coming around the ring
And you promenade this gal back home you know

SEQUENCE: (Figure, break, figure, break, figure, break, figure, break)

ALTERNATE BREAKS

(1st time)
10 dollar bidda now 20 dollar 20, will you gimme 20,
make it 20 bid in form of 20 dollar, will you give me 20
Who'll bid a 20 dollar bid?
20 dollar bidda now 25, will you give me 25, make it 25,
biddle de 25
Who'll bid me that 25 dollar bid?


(2nd time)
25 dollar bidda now 30 dollar 30, will you gimme 30,
make it 30 bid in form of 30 dollar, will you give me 30
Who'll make a 30 dollar bid?
30 dollar bidda now 35, will you give me 35, make it 35,
biddle 35
Who'll bid me that 35 dollar bid?


(3rd time)
35 dollar bidda now 40 dollar 40, will you gimme 40,
make it 40 bid in form of 40 dollar, will you give me 40
Who'll make a 40 dollar bid?
40 dollar bidda now 45, will you give me 45, make it 45,
biddle de 45
Who'll bid me that 45 dollar bid?


(4th time)
45 dollar bidda now 50 dollar 50, will you gimme 50,
make it 50 bid in form of 50 dollar, will you give me 50
Who'll bid a 50 dollar bid?
50 dollar bidda now 55, will you give me 55, make it 55,
biddle de 55
Sold to that square for a 50 dollar bid!

Data page: https://www.ceder.net/recorddb/viewsingle.php?RecordId=3138
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