Biography:
Leroy Van Dyke (born Leroy Frank Van Dyke, October 4, 1929 in Sedalia, Missouri) is billed as "The world's most famous auctioneer".
He was catapulted into fame by his hit, semi-autobiographical, country music song, "The Auctioneer", in 1956 and has been a renowned auctioneer and entertainer since. "The Auctioneer", which sold over two and a half million copies, was followed by the 1967 movie, What Am I Bid, in which Van Dyke played himself as an auctioneer.
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Big Man In A Big House:Leroy Van Dyke.
- Album - Walk On By - on MERCURY Records
in 1961.
INTRO:
F G
(He's a big man, in a big house.)
#1.
C F
Well, when he was a kid he dreamed about a big
C
house on a hill.
F G
Far, far away from Shantytown and pover-ty.
C F
He was only sixteen, a kid full of dreams, when
C
he ran away.
F G
He left his mom a note sayin', you'll be proud
C
of me some day.
CHORUS:
F C F
When I'm a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
I'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#2.
C F C
Well, he settled down in a great big town and he worked
so hard.
F G
But the harder he'd work the more he'd spend, it seemed.
C F
And all his new found friends they made fun of him and
C
said, come along.
F G C
And we'll show you how you can fulfill all your dreams.
CHORUS:
F C F
You'lll be a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
You'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#3.
C F C
He was just twenty-one when a loaded gun was his
downfall.
F
For he joined the gang, he did something he shouldn't
G
do.
C F C
Then one rainy night the police came by and they took
him in.
F G C
And the judge said, son, there's a place for kids like you.
CHORUS:
F C F
Now, he's a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
Yes, he's a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
OUTRO:
F C F
A big high fence all around..With acres and acres of
C
ground..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
- Album - Walk On By - on MERCURY Records
in 1961.
INTRO:
F G
(He's a big man, in a big house.)
#1.
C F
Well, when he was a kid he dreamed about a big
C
house on a hill.
F G
Far, far away from Shantytown and pover-ty.
C F
He was only sixteen, a kid full of dreams, when
C
he ran away.
F G
He left his mom a note sayin', you'll be proud
C
of me some day.
CHORUS:
F C F
When I'm a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
I'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#2.
C F C
Well, he settled down in a great big town and he worked
so hard.
F G
But the harder he'd work the more he'd spend, it seemed.
C F
And all his new found friends they made fun of him and
C
said, come along.
F G C
And we'll show you how you can fulfill all your dreams.
CHORUS:
F C F
You'lll be a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
You'll be a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
F C G
A big high fence all around.
#3.
C F C
He was just twenty-one when a loaded gun was his
downfall.
F
For he joined the gang, he did something he shouldn't
G
do.
C F C
Then one rainy night the police came by and they took
him in.
F G C
And the judge said, son, there's a place for kids like you.
CHORUS:
F C F
Now, he's a big man in a big house, with acres and
C
acres of ground.
F C F
Yes, he's a big man in a big house, with a big high
C
fence all around.
OUTRO:
F C F
A big high fence all around..With acres and acres of
C
ground..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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