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In a little honky-tonky village in Texas |
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There's a guy who plays the best piano by far |
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He can play piano any way that you like it |
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But the way he likes to play is eight to the bar |
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When he plays, it's a ball |
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He's the daddy of them all |
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The people gather around when he gets on the stand |
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Then when he plays, he gets a hand |
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The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance |
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Nobody there bothers to dance |
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But when he plays with the bass and guitar |
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
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A-plink, a-plank, a-plink plank, plink plank |
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A-plunkin' on the keys |
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A-riff, a-raff, a-riff raff, riff raff |
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A-riffin' out with ease |
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And when he plays with the bass and guitar |
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
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He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar |
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A boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano |
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And we all know |
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That when he plays he puts them all in a trance |
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The cats all holler "Hooray" |
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You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
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In a little honky-tonky village in Texas |
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There's a guy who plays the best piano by far |
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When he plays with the bass and guitar |
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They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
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The people gather around when he gets up on the stand |
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Then when he plays, he gets a hand |
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The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance |
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Nobody there ever bothers to dance |
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But when he plays with the bass and guitar |
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
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A-plink plink, a-plank plank, a-plink plank, plink plank |
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A-plunkin' on the keys |
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A-riff riff, a-raff raff, a-riff raff, riff raff |
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A-riffin' out with ease |
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But when he plays with the bass and guitar |
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar" |
