
Going Once
[Verse 1: Motormouth Ohio male MC, rapid and clipped, every syllable on the grid] Six seasons running titles in the back by the door Coffee in a can and the keys on the floor Boss on the block with a voice like a drum Rattling the numbers till the bidders go numb Saturday morning and the lot is a sea Forty cars rolling and the boss had a wheeze Opened up his mouth and there was nothing but air Pointed at me and then pointed at the chair [Chorus: Motormouth Ohio male MC, shouted, full chest] Going once, going twice, sold to me Every number that I call is a guarantee Hands in the air from the front to the street Going once, going twice, sold to me [Verse 2: Motormouth Ohio male MC, motormouth, the call speeding up] Lot one, blue one, who will give me five Five now six now, keep the engine alive Seven in the back, eight in the hat Nine on the left from the man with the cat Lot two, tow truck, got a ding on the door Two now three now, do I hear any more Rattle it, rattle it, the paddles in the sky Four on the front and I'm telling no lie Lot nine, lot ten, I'm a train with no brakes Forty cars gone in the time that it takes [Chorus: Motormouth Ohio male MC, shouted, full chest] Going once, going twice, sold to me Every number that I call is a guarantee Hands in the air from the front to the street Going once, going twice, sold to me [Bridge: Motormouth Ohio male MC, gavel crack, the call speeds up bar by bar, then one gavel crack and a beat of dead air before the drums land] Boss holds a card up, scribbled in pen Surprise lot, building, everything in Who will start it, who will start it, I can see the doubt Raised my own paddle and I shouted it out [Verse 3: Motormouth Ohio male MC, full force, hammering every word] Savings in the bank from a whole lot of shifts Every dollar in it and I'm calling my own gifts Man in the suit put his paddle up high I went one more, he just wiped his eye Going once to the bidders, going twice to the crowd Boss on the side with his thumb up proud Gavel in my hand and I brought it down clean Sold to the kid who was sweeping the scene [Chorus: Motormouth Ohio male MC, shouted, full chest] Going once, going twice, sold to me Every number that I call is a guarantee Hands in the air from the front to the street Going once, going twice, sold to me [Outro: Motormouth Ohio male MC, the gavel rings out] Sold Sold Building's mine [End]

