Lyr Add: What A Wonderful World

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: What A Wonderful World
From: GUEST,Ewan McVicar
Date: 21 Nov 25 - 07:14 AM

Ah, those fine old folk songs, where else but Mudcat can you find them?
I expect Mull Of Kintyre an Roll Over Beethoven are on here somewhere.
Ewan

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: What A Wonderful World
From: GUEST,Jim Yates
Date: 16 Nov 25 - 01:19 AM

Thanks for getting me closer to the original Joe. My 81 year old memory seems to be letting me down lately.

Subject: ADD: (What A) Wonderful World
From: Joe Offer
Date: 15 Nov 25 - 03:51 AM

...and without chords:

(WHAT A) WONDERFUL WORLD
(Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert & Lou Adler)

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
I don't know what a slide rule is for

But I do know one and one is two
And if this one could be with you

What a wonderful world this would be

Now I don't claim to be an 'A' student
But I'm tryin' to be
I think that maybe by being an 'A'-student, baby
I could win your love for me

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took
But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be

But I do know that I love you
And I know that if you love me, too
What a wonderful world this would be

---

[Additional lyrics from the Art Garfunkel version]
Don't know much about the Middle Ages
Looked at the pictures then I turned the pages
Don't know nothin' 'bout no "Rise and fall"
Don't know nothin' 'bout nothin' at all
(But I do know)
Girl it's you that I've been thinkin' of
And if I could only win your love (oh girl)
What a wonderful, (what a) wonderful world this would be
What a wonderful, wonderful world this would be

What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world
What a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonderful_World_(Sam_Cooke_song)

Recorded by Sam Cooke and released April 14, 1960. Herman's Hermits and Art Garfunkel also recorded the song.

Sam Cooke Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzlLi5jX_C4

Art Garfunkel recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYjZjfSsEk8

Herman's Hermits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43nF6akSAAk

Subject: Lyr Add: What A Wonderful World
From: GUEST,Jim Yates
Date: 15 Nov 25 - 12:28 AM

Wonderful World - Sam Cooke, Herb Alpert & Lou Adler

|C / / / |Am / / / |F / / / |G7 / / / |

[C] I don't know much about [Am] History
[F] Don't know much Bi[G7]ology
[C] Don't know what's inside my [Am] Science book
[F] Don't recall much of the [G7] French I took
[C] But I do know that [F] I love you
[C] And I know that if you [Am] love me too
Then what a [F] wonderful [G7] world this would [C] be [Am] [F] [G7]

[C] Don't know much about Ge[Am]ometry
[F] Don't know much Trigo[G7]nometry
[C] I could never speak no [Am] Algebra
[F] Somebody tell me what a [G7] slide rule is for
[C] But I do know one and [F] one is two
[C] And if this one could just [Am] be with you
Then what a [F] wonderful [G7] world this could [C] be

Now [G7] I don't pretend [C] to be an A student
[G7] But I'll try to [C] be
And [D7] maybe by being an A student Baby
[G7] I could win your love for me

[C] I still can't get that [Am] History
[F] And I'll prob'ly flunk Bi[G7]ology
[C] I don't know what's inside my [Am] Science book
[F] And I don't believe I [G7] ever looked
[C] But I do know that [F] I love you
[C] And I know that if you [Am] loved me too
Then what a [F] wonderful [G7] world this would [C] be [Am]
Yah what a [F] wonderful [G7] world this would [C] be [Am]
What a [F] wonderful [G7] world this could [C] be [Am] [F] [G7] [C]