In a little honky-tonky village in Texas

There's a guy who plays the best piano by far

He can play piano any way that you like it

But the way he likes to play is ei-eight to the bar

When he plays, it's a ball, he's the daddy of them all



The people gather around when he gets on the stand

Then when he plays, he gets a hand

The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance

Nobody there bothers to dance

But when he plays with the bass and guitar

They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"



A-plink, a-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank

A-plunkin' on the keys

A-riff, a-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff

A-riffin' out with ease

And when he plays with the bass and guitar

They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"



He plays a boogie, he plays eight to the bar

The boogie-woogie, that is the way he likes to play on his piano

And we all know

That when he plays he puts them all in a trance

The cats all holler "Hooray"

You'll hear them say, "Beat me Daddy, ei-eight to the bar"



In a little honky to-o-onky village in Texas

There's a guy who plays the best piano by far

When he plays with the bass and guitar-ar

They holler, "Beat me up Daddy, beat me Daddy, ei-eight to the bar"



The people gather around when he gets up on the stand

Then when he plays, he-ee gets a hand

The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a trance

No-obody there-ere ever bothers to dance

But when he plays with the bass and guitar

They holler out, "Beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"



A-plink-plink, a-plank-plank, a-plink-a-plank-a-plink-a-plank

A-plunkin' on the keys

A-riff-riff, a-raff-raff, a-riff-a-raff-a-riff-a-raff

A-riffin' out with ease

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