Lyrics

Bid 'em in! Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! That sun is hot and plenty bright Let's get down to business and get home tonight Bid 'em in! Auctioning slaves is a real high art Bring that young gal, Roy. She's good for a start Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Now here's a real good buy only about 15 Her great grandmammy was a Dahomey queen Just look at her face, she sure ain't homely Like Sheba in the Bible, she's black but comely Bid 'em in! Gonna start her at three. Can I hear three? Step up gents. Take a good look see Cause I know you'll want her once you've seen her She's young and ripe. Make a darn good breeder Bid 'em in! She's good in the fields. She can sew and cook Strip her down Roy, let the gentlemen look She's full up front and ample behind Examine her teeth if you've got a mind Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Here's a bid of three from a man who's thrifty Three twenty five! Can I hear three fifty? Your money ain't earning you much in the banks Turn her around Roy, let 'em look at her flanks Bid 'em in! Three fifty's bid. I'm looking for four At four hundred dollars she's a bargain sure Four is the bid. Four fifty. Five! Five hundred dollars. Now look alive! Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Don't mind them tears, that's one of her tricks Five fifty's bid and who'll say six? She's healthy and strong and well equipped Make a fine lady's maid when she's properly whipped Bid 'em in! Six! Six fifty! Don't be slow Seven is the bid. Gonna let her go At seven she's going! Going! Gone! Pull her down Roy, bring the next one on Bid 'em in! Get 'em in! Bid 'em in!