[Verse] Once upon a time Mr. Skiffington had a Big top hat and a double-breasted coat He was a distinguished gentleman A real gentleman's gentleman [Chorus] And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along [Verse] Mr. Skiffington played piano He was one of the greatest pianists the world has ever known And he wrote many songs Yes he did He wrote so many great songs [Chorus] And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along [Verse] Well One day Mr. Skiffington He was sitting down at his piano And he was playing Just fiddling around And then he came across a chord progression And then he started singing la la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la And he thought it was one of the greatest songs ever He thought it was his greatest work yet [Chorus] And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along [Verse] Well One day Mr. Skiffington was feeling a little down And he was at the piano Fiddling around He was like "I can't play I can't play anymore" And then he started playing la la la la la la la la la la And then he went "I can't do this I can't do this anymore I can't do this" [Chorus] And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along And when he sang his la la la song Everyone in the world sang along
