What A Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

Yes, there were terrible things in the news this week and every week, but, Louis Armstrong, who knew some trouble in his time, offers us this ode to beauty and hopefulness that always seems to lighten the spirit. It is perhaps the musical version of ‘Rejoice in the day and be glad.’

Below, Playing for Change, with the African Children’s Choir, and Louis Armstrong himself.

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
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.

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

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,
They're really saying I love you.

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow,
They’re gonna learn more than I know,
And I think to myself what a wonderful world,
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world,
What a wonderful world!