"They All Laughed " is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Ginger Rogers as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire.
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett covered the song for their jazz collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek .
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Lyrics
[Tony Bennett]
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus
When he said "the world was round"
[Lady Gaga]
They all laughed when Edison recorded sound
[Tony Bennett]
They all laughed at Wilbur and his brother
When they said "man could fly"
[Lady Gaga]
They told Marconi
Wireless was a phony
[Both]
It's the same old cry
[Tony Bennett]
They laughed at me wanting you
Said I was reaching for the moon
[Lady Gaga]
But all you came through
Now they'll have to change their tune
[Tony Bennett]
They all said "we never could be happy"
[Lady Gaga]
They laughed at us and how
[Both]
Ho-ho-ho
Who's got the last laugh now?
[Tony Bennett]
They all laughed at Rockefeller Center
And now they're fighting to get in
[Lady Gaga]
They all laughed at Whitney and his cotton gin
[Tony Bennett]
They all laughed at Fulton and his steamboat
Hershey and his chocolate bar
[Lady Gaga]
Oh, Lord and his Lizzie
Kept the laughers busy
[Both]
That's how people are
[Tony Bennett]
They laughed at me wanting you
Said it would be "hello, goodbye"
[Lady Gaga]
But all you came through
Now they're eating humble pie
[Both]
They all said we'd never get together
[Tony Bennett]
Darling, take a bow
Ho-ho-ho
Who's got the last laugh?
[Lady Gaga]
Hee-hee-hee
Let's at the past laugh
[Tony Bennett]
Ha-ha-ha
[Both]
Who's got the last laugh now?
[Tony Bennett]
Ha-ha
Credits
Writer and composer
George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
Brian Newman 's Quintet
Trumpet
Brian Newman
Piano
Alex Smith
Drums
Paul Francis
Bass
Scott Ritchie
Saxophone
Steven Kortyka
Arrangment
Aex Smith and Steven Kortyka
Brass
Brass arranged and conducted
Marion Evans
Alto Sax
Lawrence Feldman and Lou Marini
Tenor Sax
Dave Mann & Andy Snitzer
Baritone Sax
Ronald Janelli
Trumpets
Tony Kadleck, Bob Millikan, John Owens and Budd Burridge
Tenor Trombone
Mike Davis, Larry Farrell and Keith O'Quinn
Bass Trombone
George Flynn
Publishing
Frankie G. Songs (ASCAP) administred by Songs of SMP (ASCAP), Nokawi Music (ASCAP) administered by Imagem Music, LLC and Ira Gershwin Music (ASCAP) o/b/o WB Music Corp.