The More You Pay (The More It’s Worth) lyrics

[Verse 1]
The auctioneer said, "I'm not through yet
Here's a horse the likes of which you've never seen"
And the straw hats in the sun, with a face beneath each one
Shown doubtful, and the auctioneer got mean

[Chorus]
"Do you think that you can find a horse like this every day?
I don't think there's any better on this earth
And the more you pay, the more it's worth"

[Verse 2]
Then out she came, a snow-white mare
Prancin' and a-dancin' in the silver sun
They watched her from behind as she did her bump and grind
Walkin' naked, sad and graceful for their fun

[Chorus]
Oh, how I wished I could afford that lady painted white
A queen with high nobility of birth
But the more you pay, the more it's worth

[Verse 3]
My pockets hung with empty blues
Silent heels were standin' on my growin' pains
My bid was not too bad, two bits was all I had
And the stable boy just handed me the reins
[Chorus]
Well, the gallery went wild, and the auctioneer half-smiled
"What we don't sell we shoot or give away
'Cause the more you pay, the more it's worth"

[Verse 4]
And where was the boy who rode on her back
With his arms holding tight 'round her neck?
How tightly he clung when they both were young
And fate had not let this poor girl be so
Disgraced