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