Sold (The Grundy County Auction) lyrics by John Michael Montgomery

SOLD (THE GRUNDY AUCTION INCIDENT)

WELL I WENT DOWN TO THE GRUNDY COUNTY AUCTION
WHERE I SAW SOMETHING I JUST HAD TO HAVE
MY MIND TOLD ME I SHOULD PROCEED WITH CAUTION
BUT MY HEART SAID "GO AHEAD AND MAKE A BID ON THAT"

CHORUS 1

AND I SAID "HEY PRETTY LADY WON'T YOU GIVE ME A SIGN
I'D GIVE ANYTHING' TO MAKE YOU MY OH MINE
I'D DO YOUR BIDDING AN' BE AT YOUR BECK AND CALL"
YEAH I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE LOOKING SO FINE
MAN I' GOTTA HAVE HER SHE'S A ONE OF A KIND
I'M GOIN' ONCE GOIN' TWICE I'M SOLD TO THE LADY IN THE SECOND ROW
SHE'S AN EIGHT SHE'S A NINE SHE'S A TEN I KNOW
SHE'S GOT RUBY RED LIPS BLONDE HAIR BLUE EYES
AN' I'M ABOUT TO BID MY HEART GOODBYE


WELL THE AUCTIONEER WAS GOIN' 'BOUT A MILE A MINUTE
HE WAS TAKIN' BIDS AND CALLIN' THEM OUT LOUD
AND I GUESS I WAS REALLY GETTIN' IN IT
'COS I JUST SHOUTED OUT ABOVE THE CROWD

CHORUS 2

AND I SAID "HEY PRETTY LADY WON'T YOU GIVE ME A SIGN
I'D GIVE ANYTHING' TO MAKE YOU MY OH MINE
I'LL DO YOUR BIDDING AN' BE AT YOUR BECK AND CALL"
YEAH I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYONE LOOKING SO FINE
MAN I' GOTTA HAVE HER SHE'S A ONE OF A KIND
I'M GOIN' ONCE GOIN' TWICE I'M SOLD ON THE LADY IN THE LONG BLACK DRESS
SHE WON MY HEART IT WAS NO CONTEST
SHE'S GOT RUBY RED LIPS BLONDE HAIR BLUE EYES
I'M ABOUT TO BID MY HEART GOODBYE

BRIDGE

WE FOUND LOVE ON THE AUTION BLOCK AND I HAULED HER HEART AWAY
NOW WE STILL LOVE TO LAUGH ABOUT THE WAY WE MET THAT DAY

REPEAT CHORUS 1

FALSE ENDING THEN: CHORUS 1 / BRIDGE / CHORUS 1