"The End of the World" is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee who wrote the song for Skeeter Davis. "The End of the World" is a sad song about the aftermath of a romantic breakup. Dee, the lyricist, said she drew on her sorrow from her father's death to set the mood for the song and Davis recorded her version on June 8, 1962. #skeeterdavis #skeeterdavislyrics #skeeterdavistheendoftheworld #skeeterdavissong #istheendoftheworld #endoftheworld #americansinger #sylviad