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Sarah Vaughan – They All Laughed lyrics
The odds were a hundred-to-one against me
The world thought the heights were too high to climb
But people from Missouri never incensed me
Oh, I wasn't a bit concerned
For from history I had learned
How many, many times the worm had turned

They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said the world was round
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said that man could fly

They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony
It's the same old cry
They laughed at me wanting you
Said I was reaching for the moon
But, oh, you came through
Now they'll have to change their tune

They all said we never could be happy
They laughed at us and how
But ho, ho, ho
Who's got the last laugh now?

They all laughed at Rockefeller Center
Now they're fighting to get in
They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat
Hershey and his chocolate bar

Ford and his Lizzie
Kept the laughers busy
That's how people are
They laughed at me wanting you
Said it would be, "hello, goodbye"
But, oh, you came through
Now they're eating humble pie

They all said we'd never get together
Darling, let's take a bow
For ho, ho, ho
Who's got the last laugh?
Hee, hee, hee
Let's at the past laugh
Ha, ha, ha
Who's got the last laugh now?
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The odds were a hundred-to-one against me The world thought the heights were too high to climb But people from Missouri never incensed me Oh, I wasn't a bit concerned For from history I had learned How many, many times the worm had turned They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round They all laughed when Edison recorded sound They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother When they said that man could fly They told Marconi Wireless was a phony It's the same old cry They laughed at me wanting you Said I was reaching for the moon But, oh, you came through Now they'll have to change their tune They all said we never could be happy They laughed at us and how But ho, ho, ho Who's got the last laugh now? They all laughed at Rockefeller Center Now they're fighting to get in They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat Hershey and his chocolate bar Ford and his Lizzie Kept the laughers busy That's how people are They laughed at me wanting you Said it would be, "hello, goodbye" But, oh, you came through Now they're eating humble pie They all said we'd never get together Darling, let's take a bow For ho, ho, ho Who's got the last laugh? Hee, hee, hee Let's at the past laugh Ha, ha, ha Who's got the last laugh now? Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
They All Laughed lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Peermusic Publishing, RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Raleigh Music Publishing LLC, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Sarah Vaughan - They All Laughed (Live from Holland 1958)

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