

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 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 trying to be For 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 History, Biology Science book French I took, yeah But I do know one and one is two And if this one could be with you What a wonderful world this would be
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 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 trying to be For 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 History, Biology Science book French I took, yeah But I do know one and one is two And if this one could be with you What a wonderful world this would be
A faixa foi gravada em uma sessão improvisada em março de 1959, na última sessão de gravação de Sam Cooke na Keen Records, antes de seu contrato com a RCA Victor em 1960.
Embora composta pela dupla Lou Adler e Herb Alpert, Sam Cooke revisou a letra para dar mais destaque ao tema da educação.
A canção atingiu a posição 12 na Billboard Hot 100 e a segunda colocação na parada Hot R&B Sides, tornando-se o maior hit do artista desde "You Send Me" em 1957.
A versão original de Sam Cooke foi destaque no filme "Animal House" (1978) e alcançou maior reconhecimento no Reino Unido com um relançamento em 1986, quando atingiu o número 2 e disco de ouro.
O sucesso da versão de 1986 no Reino Unido foi impulsionado por versões similares exibidas no filme "Witness" (1985) e em um comercial de televisão da Levi's 501.
Outras versões notáveis incluem a gravação de Herman's Hermits, que chegou ao número 1 no Canadá em 1965, e uma versão de Art Garfunkel com James Taylor e Paul Simon, que alcançou a 17ª posição em 1978.
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