From the film “Happy Go Lucky”, 1943
Words by Frank Loesser
Music by Jimmy McHugh
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- I broke my watch the other night
I broke my watch ‘cause I wound it too tight
I broke my watch ‘round a quarter to nine
So I took it down the corner to a friend of mine
Refrain:
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
The fuddy duddy watchmaker at the jewelry store
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
He got it on the beam, steadier than ever before
Looka the old man go!
He’s a hundred and three and that’s no lie
Looka the old man go!
When he raises that glass up to his eye
Well, I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
The fuddy duddy watchmaker at the jewelry store
- He fixed my watch, he fixed it quick
And mighty soon he was making it tick
He made it tick with a beautiful beat
And I watched him through the window
From outside on the street, Well,
Refrain:
I don’t know how he shook it, but he shook it
I don’t know how he shook it, but he shook it
I don’t know how he shook it, but he shook it
The fuddy duddy watchmaker with the glass in his eye
I don’t know where he dug it, but he dug it
I don’t know where he dug it, but he dug it
I don’t know where he dug it, but he dug it
To fuddy duddy watchmakers its as easy as pie
Looka the old man go!
He’s a hundred and three and maybe more
Looka the old man go!
Let me say it again just like before
That, I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
I don’t know how he does it, but he does it
The fuddy duddy watchmaker at the jewelry store