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?