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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Black Cloud:Leroy Van Dyke.
#16 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records
in 1962.
INTRO: G Em G Em
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#1.
G Em
On the very first Saturday of every month I go
G Em
to town to get me some pay.
G Em
When I ask my boss man about the draw, this is
Am G
what my boss man say.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#2.
Em
Well, I earn my livin' by the sweat of my brow,
Am Em
I work hard at my job every day.
Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head
Am G
that drives my dreams away.
#3.
Em D Em
And if it wasn't for the help of the one I love
Am Em
to tell my troubles to.
Em
There just ain't no tellin' what that old black
Am G
cloud might drive this poor boy to do.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#4.
D G Em
I put a seed in the ground for to grow me a tree,
G Em
this is what that black cloud done.
D G Em
It sent all the locusts to eat up the tree..I
Am G
tell ya, I'm not the lucky one.
#5.
D G Em
And one of these days when I'm laid away, I know
G Em
that black cloud can't wait.
G Em
It's gonna hover over me on Judgement Day to keep
Am G
me out of the Pearly Gate.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
OUTRO: D G Em G Em..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#16 on BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records
in 1962.
INTRO: G Em G Em
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#1.
G Em
On the very first Saturday of every month I go
G Em
to town to get me some pay.
G Em
When I ask my boss man about the draw, this is
Am G
what my boss man say.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#2.
Em
Well, I earn my livin' by the sweat of my brow,
Am Em
I work hard at my job every day.
Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head
Am G
that drives my dreams away.
#3.
Em D Em
And if it wasn't for the help of the one I love
Am Em
to tell my troubles to.
Em
There just ain't no tellin' what that old black
Am G
cloud might drive this poor boy to do.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
#4.
D G Em
I put a seed in the ground for to grow me a tree,
G Em
this is what that black cloud done.
D G Em
It sent all the locusts to eat up the tree..I
Am G
tell ya, I'm not the lucky one.
#5.
D G Em
And one of these days when I'm laid away, I know
G Em
that black cloud can't wait.
G Em
It's gonna hover over me on Judgement Day to keep
Am G
me out of the Pearly Gate.
CHORUS:
G Em
There's a black cloud hanging over my head,
G D Em
down to my last buck.
G D Em
With that old black cloud hanging over my head,
Am D G
there ain't no such thing as good luck.
OUTRO: D G Em G Em..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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