In a little honky-tonky
Village in Texas
There's a guy who
Plays the best piano
By far
He can play piano
Anyway that you
Like it
But the way
He likes to play
Is eight to the bar
When he plays
It's a ball
He's the daddy
Of 'em 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
''Aw, 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,
''Aw, beat me, daddy
Eight to the bar...''
He plays the 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 'em all
In a trance
The cats all holler,
''Hoo-ray...''
You hear them say
''Beat me, daddy,
Eight to the bar''
In a little honky-tonky
Village in Texas
There's a guy who
Plays the best piano
By far
When he plays
With the bass
And guitar
They holler,
''Beat me, aw daddy,
Beat me, daddy,
Eight to the bar''
The people gather
Around, when he
Gets up on the stand
Then when he plays
He gets a hand
The rhythm that he
Plays, puts the cats
In a trance
Nobody there ever
Bothers to dance
But when he plays
With the bass
And guitar
They holler,
''Aw, 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
But when he plays
With the bass
And guitar
They holler,
''Aw, beat me, daddy
Eight to the bar...''