Mr Skiffington Visits Krakatoa (Remix) (Remix)

[Verse 1] Mr Skiffington packed his hat In a blue tin lunchbox One dry sock, two gold teeth And a map with a coffee stain He said, "I’m off to the west Where the ground forgets your name" Then he kissed the doorframe And whistled at the rain [Pre-Chorus] The ferry rocked hard The gulls went mad His shoes said turn back His grin said bad [Chorus] Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He’s on the heat line now Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He won’t back down [Verse 2] At the edge of Krakatoa The sand felt like a pan He bought a cracked red umbrella From a one-eyed salesman man The sky grew mean and yellow The sea held its breath He wrote his name in the dust Like a dare to death [Pre-Chorus] The palms bent low The dogs ran free He tipped his coat And sang, "That’s me" [Chorus] Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He’s on the heat line now Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He won’t back down [Bridge] Then the mountain gave a shiver Like a laugh in a locked-up room His umbrella turned inside out His collar filled with gloom He raised two fingers to the sky As the black birds spun and cried And the whole bright island answered With a roar from deep inside [Chorus] Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He’s on the heat line now Mr Skiffington Mr Skiffington He won’t back down [Outro] Blue tin lunchbox Red cracked sky Mr Skiffington Walked right by