They All Laughed

Lyrics

[Intro: Louis Armstrong] 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 Far from history I had learned How many, many times the worm had turned, (scat) [Verse 1: Louis Armstrong] They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round They all laughed When Edison recorded sound [Verse 2: Louis Armstrong] 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 [Bridge: Louis Armstrong] They laughed at me wantin' you Said, I was reaching for the moon But oh, you came through Now they'll have to change their tune, yes [Verse 3: Louis Armstrong] They all said we never could be happy They laughed at us and how But oh, oh, oh Who's got the last laugh now? Take it [Verse 4: Ella Fitzgerald] They all laughed at Rockefeller Center Now they're fighting to get in They all laughed at Whitney And his cotton gin [Verse 5: Ella Fitzgerald] They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat Hershey and his chocolate bar Ford and his Lizzie kept the laughters busy That's how people are [Bridge: Ella Fitzgerald] They laughed at me wanting you Said, it would be hello, goodbye But oh, you came through Now they're eating humble pie [Verse 6: Ella Fitzgerald] They all said we'd never get together Darling, let's take a bow For ho, ho, ho Who's got the last laugh now? [Bridge: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong] They laughed at me wanting you Said, it would be hello, goodbye But oh, you came through Now they're eating humble pie, oh yes [Verse 6: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Both] They all said we'd never get together Darling, let's take a bow, oh yes For ho, ho, ho Who's got the last laugh Hee, hee, hee Let's the past laugh Ha, ha, ha Who's got the last laugh now?