"What a Wonderful World" is a song performed by Louis Armstrong that was released in 1967. The song was written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It is a jazz song that was composed to bring hope to the millions of victims suffering the effects of the Vietnam War. The lyrics of the song describe the beauty of the world, including the colors of the rainbow, the blue skies, and the bright blessed day. The song also talks about the love between people, including friends shaking hands and babies growing up. The song gained a new lease of life in the US after its use in the film "Good Morning, Vietnam," and it peaked at no. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in 1988, twenty years after its first release. The lyrics of the song are as follows:
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I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and you And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
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I see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
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The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces of people going by I see friends shaking hands, saying, "How do you do?" Theyre really saying, "I love you"
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I hear babies cry, I watch them grow Theyll learn much more than Ill never know And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
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Yes, I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
