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They All Laughed
Words & Music by Ira & George GershwinRecorded by Frank Sinatra, 1979
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They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
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When he said the world was round;
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They all laughed when Edison recorded sound;
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They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
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When they said that man could fly;
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They told Mar - co - ni wire-less was a pho - ney --
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It's the same old cry. They laughed at me wan - ting you,
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Said I was reach - ing for the moon;
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But oh, you came through -- now they'll have to change their tune.
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They all said we nev - er could be hap - py;
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They laughed at us, and how.
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But ho - ho - ho, who's got the last laugh now?
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They all laughed at Rock - e - fel - ler Cen - ter,
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Now they're fight - ting to get in;
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They all laughed at Whit - ney and his cot - ton gin.
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They all laughed at Ful - ton and his steam boat,
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Her - shey and his choc - 'late bar;
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Ford and his Liz - zie kept laugh - ers bu - sy,
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That's how peo - ple are. They laughed at me want - ing you,
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Said it would be hel - lo, good - bye;
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But oh, you came through -- now they're eating hum - ble pie.
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They all said we'd nev - er get to - geth - er;
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Dar - ling, let's take a bow,
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For ho - ho - ho, who's got the last laugh,
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He - he - he, let's at the past laugh,
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Ha - ha - ha, who's got the last laugh now?