What a Wonderful World

a cappella SATB – by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele – arr. Peter Amidon

You get a pdf of the score, an mp3 of the recording, and rehearsal mp3s of the four vocal parts. In Amidons’ book “Twenty-five Anthems for Interfaith & Community Choirs“. Sung here by the Starry Mountain Singers. This is a comforting, familiar song for many folks in hospice care and for their families.

LYRICS

What a Wonderful World
-George David Weiss and Bob Thiele

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, 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 passing 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’ll learn much more than you’ll ever know
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.