[Verse 1] Mr. Skiffington packed his case In a van with a broken latch Three shirts, a cap, one worn-out map And a mason jar full of cash He shook hands at the county hall Sold two tickets and a pie Said, "If the floorboards hold tonight We'll play till the roosters cry" [Pre-Chorus] He tuned that old guitar By a vending glow The whole town leaned in Just to watch him go [Chorus] Mr. Skiffington Take the folk circuit Mr. Skiffington Let them all hear it (Oh, let them all hear it) From a church basement stage To a grain-silo floor Mr. Skiffington Keep knocking on doors [Verse 2] At Elmer's Bar, the lights went low And the crowd came shoulder to shoulder A baby laughed, a pitcher fell And the singalong got bolder He told a joke, he stole a grin Then he hit that open chord The whole room clapped on two and four Like they’d been waiting for it [Pre-Chorus] He wiped his brow, said "One more for the road" With a stomp and a smile He made the rafters hold [Chorus] Mr. Skiffington Take the folk circuit Mr. Skiffington Let them all hear it (Oh, let them all hear it) From a church basement stage To a grain-silo floor Mr. Skiffington Keep knocking on doors [Bridge] When the miles got long And the money ran thin He’d sing to the dark Then start up again No velvet dream No grand parade Just a taped-up case And a hand-me-down name [Final Chorus] Mr. Skiffington Take the folk circuit Mr. Skiffington Let them all hear it (Oh, let them all hear it) From a church basement stage To a grain-silo floor Mr. Skiffington Keep knocking on doors (Keep knocking on doors)
