They All Laughed Flashcards
First Line
The odds were 100
The odds were 100 to 1 against me
The world thought
The world thought the heights were too high to climb
But people
But people from Missouri never incensed me
Oh I wasn’t a bit concerned
Oh I wasn’t a bit concerned
For from history I have learned
For from history I have learned
How many, many
How many, many times the worm has turned
TAL at Christopher Columbus
TAL at Christopher Columbus, when he said the world was round
TAL when Edison
TAL when Edison recorded sound
TAL at Wilbur and his brother
TAL at Wilbur and his brother when they said that man could fly
They told Marconi
They told Marconi wireless was a phoney, it’s the same old cry
They laughed at me wanting you… said I was reaching for the moon
…reaching for the moon…
But oh you came through – now they’ll have to change their tune
…change their tune…
They all said we never could be happy
…never could be happy, they laughed at us and how
But ho ho ho, who’s got the last laugh now
…last laugh now (end 1st v)
TAL at Rockefeller Center
TAL at Rockefeller Center, now they’re fighting to get in
TAL at Whitney and his cotton gin
TAL at … cotton gin
TAL at Fulton
TAL at Fulton and his steamboat, Hershey and his chocolate bar
Ford and his Lizzie
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
…hello goodbye
but oh you came through; now they’re eating humble pie
Humble pie
They all said we’d never get together
They all said we’d never get together
**Darling let’s take a bow, but ho ho ho (fin)
