The Bidding

The Bidding
Written by	Joe Hawley
Appears on	The Pingry EP, Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Sung by	Joe Hawley, Rob Cantor, Zubin Sedghi
Genre	Rock
Language	English

The Bidding is a song by Joe Hawley, sung in the point-of-view of 3 people competing to be bid on for a date.

History

The song was first released on The Pingry EP, recorded at a studio in the University of Michigan. The version on Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum 2005 is a entirely different recording, having different intro harmonies. The recording on M.M.M.M 2008 has a much slower tempo, being about 10 seconds slower than 2005,

Trivia

• Ross Federman is the rapid-fire auctioneer voice in the instrumental bit just before the last verse.

Lyrics

I've been sleeping in a cardboard box
Spending every dollar at the liquor shop
And even though I know I haven't got a lot
I'll try to give you love until the day you drop

I've been training like a Pavlov dog
Let my independence out to take a hike
All you got to do is activate my bell
And I'll fetch you anything you like

Going once!  Going twice!
Every man here has a price!
Over where?  Over there!
Sold!  To not a single lady in here

I've been in like a thousand times
Dated every woman in the atmosphere
I've been to every continent
Broken all the hearts in every hemisphere
And if I'm not the type of guy you like to circumvent
Just remember not to love me when I disappear

I graduated at the top
I like to take advantage of the bourgeoisie
So if you have a fantasy of being a queen
Maybe you should blow a couple bucks on me

Going once!  Going twice!
Won't these gentlemen suffice?
Any here?  Any there?
Any motions anywhere?
Going twice!  Going thrice!
Guess this means we'll go four times a lady

I promise I'll be all you'll need, ever need
You'll never have to shop around (don't shop around)
And I'll give you all you'll ever need, ever need
Don't worry I will never let you down, let you down
Don't worry I will never let you down

So many ladies are wanting for mates
And the prospects are good but the date's never great
Over here!  Over there!  Over where?  Anywhere!
They're too busy with winning the bidding to care
And he's
Sold

2004 Demo Lyrics

I’ve been sleeping in a cardboard box
Spending every dollar at the liquor shop
And even though I know I haven’t got a lot
I’ll try to give you love until the day you drop

I’ve been training like a household dog
Working with the babies and the safety bike
All you’ve gotta do is activate my cell
And then I’m gonna fetch you anything you like

Going once! Going twice!
Every man here has a price!
Over where? Over there!
Sold to not a single woman in here!

I’ve been in like a thousand times
Dated every lady in the atmosphere
I’ve been to every continent
Broken all the hearts in every hemisphere
And if I’m not the type of guy you like to circumvent
Just remember not to love me when I disa-

I graduated at the top
I like to take advantage of the bourgeoisie
So if you have a fantasy of being queen
Maybe you should blow a couple bucks on me

Going once! Going twice!
Won’t these gentlemen suffice?
Any here? Any there?
Any motions anywhere?
Going twice! Going thrice!
Guess this means we’ll go four times a lady

I promise I’ll be all you need, ever need
You’ll never have to shop around (don’t shop around)
And I’ll give you all you ever need, ever need
Don’t worry I will never let you down, let you down
Don’t worry, I will never let you down

Tabs/Chords

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Personnel

Music & Lyrics: Joe Hawley
Vocals: Rob Cantor, Joe Hawley, Zubin Sedghi
Choir Vocals: Jason Ceo, Greg Jaffe, Bora Karaca, Donald Milton III, Michael Steelman, Victor Szabo, Brett Trzcinski, Tim Wagner, Jon Zande
Additional Vocals: Ross Federman
Electric & Acoustic Guitars: Rob Cantor, Joe Hawley
"Rock" Guitar: Chris Shaw
Keyboard: Andrew Horowitz
Drum Kit & Percussion: Ross Federman
Bass: Zubin Sedghi
Trumpet: David Tenerelli
Tuba: Matt Lyon