Lyrics of My Favorite Oz Songs!!
...taken from an original Oz script, from March of 1939...
Over the Rainbow
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.
Someday I'll wish upon a star
And wake up where the clouds are far behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Away above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Somewhere, over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.
Birds fly over the rainbow,
Why then - oh, why can't I?
If happy little bluebirds fly
Beyond the rainbow
Why, oh, why can't I?
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Come Out, Come Out
Come out, come out, where ever you are
And meet the young lady who fel from a star.
She fell from the sky, she fell very far.
And Kansas she says is the name of the star.
Munchkins
Kansas she says is the name of the star.
She brings you good news. Or haven't you heard?
When she fell out of Kansas, a miracle occurred.
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It Really Was No Miracle
It really was no miracle. What happened was just this:
The wind began to switch - the house to pitch
And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch.
Just then, the witch - to satisfy an itch -
Went flying on her broomstick thumbing for a hitch.
And oh, what happened then was rich!
The house began to pitch
The kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the Wicked Witch
In the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation
For the Wicked Witch.
The house began to pitch
The kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the Wicked Witch in the middle of a ditch
Which
Was not a healthy sitch-
-Uation for
The Wicked Witch
Who
Began to twitch
And was reduced
To just a stitch
Of what was once the Wicked Witch!
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We Thank You Very Sweetly
We thank you very sweetly
For doing it so neatly.
You've killed her so completely
That we thank you very sweetly.
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Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Which old Witch?
The Wicked Witch!
Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead.
Wake up, you sleepy head.
Rub your eyes
Get out of bed.
Wake up, the Wicked...
...Witch is dead!
She's gone where the Goblins go
Below...Below...Below
Yo - ho, let's open up and sing
And ring the bells out.
Ding Dong! The merry - oh!
Sing it high
Sing it...
...low
Let them know
The Wicked Witch is dead!
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As Mayor of the Munchkin City
As Mayor of the Munchkin City
In the County of the Land of Oz
I welcome you most regally
Barrister
But we've got to verify it legally
To see...
Mayor
To see?
Barrister
If she...
Mayor If she?
Barrister
Is morally, ethic'ly
Father No. 1
Spiritually, physically
Father No. 2
Positively, absolutely
All of Group
Undeniably and reliably
Dead!
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As Coroner, I Must Aver
As Coroner, I must aver
I thoroughly examined her.
And she's not only merely dead,
She's really, most sincerely dead.
Mayor
Then this is a day of Independence
For all the Munchkins and their descendants!
Barrister
If any!
Mayor
Yes, let the joyous news be spred
The Wicked Old Witch at last is dead!
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Lullaby League and Lollipop Guild
We represent the Lullaby League, The Lullaby League, The Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League,
We wish to welcome you to Munchkinland
We represent the Lollipop Guild, The Lollipop Guild, The Lollipop Guild
And in the name of the Lollypop Guild,
We wish to welcome you to Muchkinland.
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We Welcome You to Munchkinland
We welcome you to Munchkinland
Tra la la la la la la
Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la
Tra la la la la la la
From now on you'll be history.
You'll be hist...
You'll be hist...
You'll be history.
And we will glorify your name.
You will be a bust
Be a bust ...
Be a bust ...
In the Hall of Fame!
Tra-la-la-la-la-la,
Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la--
Tra-la-la-la-la-la
Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la, Tra-la-la, Tra-la-la-la
Tra-la-la-la-la-la--
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow, follow, follow, follow,
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
Follow the Yellow Brick,
Follow the Yellow Brick,
Follow the Yellow Brick Road.
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We're Off To See The Wizard
We're off to see the Wizard,
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find he is a whiz of a Wiz
If ever a Wiz there was.
If ever oh ever a Wiz there was
The Wizard of Oz
Is one because,
Because, because, because, because, because...
Because of the wonderful things he does...
You're off to see the Wizard
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz!
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If I Only Had a Brain
I could while away the hours,
Conferrin' with the flower,
Consultin' with the rain.
And my head I'd be scratchin'
While my thoughts were busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.
I'd unravel every riddle
For any individ'le
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts you'll be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain.
Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thunk before,
And then I'd sit - and think some more.
I would not be just a nuffin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain.
I would dance and be merry
Life would be a ding-a-derry
If I only had a brain!
----Missing Dance Routine----
-----Missing Lyrics-----
Gosh, it would be awful pleasin'
To reason out the reason
For things I can't explain.
Then perhaps I'll deserve you,
And be even worthy erv you
If i only had a brain.
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If I Only Had a Heart
When a man's an empty kettle
He should be on his mettle.
And yet I'm torn apart.
Just because I'm presumin'
That I could be kind-a human,
If I only had a heart.
I'd be tender - I'd be gentle
And awful sentimental
Regarding Love and Art
I'd be friends with sparrows
And the boy who shoots the arrows
If I only had a heart.
Picture me....a balcony....Above a voice sings low.
Snow White's Voice
Wherefore art thou, Romeo?
I hear a beat....how sweet!
Just to register emotion
Jealousy -- Devotion --
And really feel the part,
I could stay young and chipper,
And I'd lock it with a zipper,
If I only had a heart...!
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If I Only Had the Nerve
Yeh, It's sad, believe me, Missy
When you're born to be a sissy,
Without the vim and verve.
But I could show my prowess --
Be a lion not a mou-ess --
If I only had the nerve
I'm afraid there's no denyin'
I'm just a dande-lion --
A fate I don't deserve.
I'd be brave as a blizzard -
Tin Man
I'd be gentle as a lizard
Scarecrow
I'd be clever as a gizzard
Dorothy
If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve.
Scarecrow
Then I'm sure to get a brain -
Tin Man
A heart -
Dorothy
A home -
Lion
The nerve.
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Optimistic Voices
You're out of the woods
You're out of the dark
You're out of the night
Step into the sun
Step into the light
Keep straight ahead for
The most glor ...
... ious place
On the face
Of the earth or the sky
Hold onto your breath
Hold onto your heart
Hold onto your hope
March up to the gate
And bid it open--
You're out of the woods
You're out of the dark
You're out of the night
Step into the sun
Step into the light
March up to the gate
And bid it open!--open!
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The Merry Old Land of Oz
Cabby
Ha-ha-ha-
Ho-ho-ho-
And a couple of tra-la-las.
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz.
Bzz-bzz-bzz-
Chirp-chirp-chirp-
And a couple of la-di-das-
That's how the crickets crick all day
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
We get up at twelve
And start to work at one
Take an hour for lunch
And then at two we're done
Jolly good fun!
Ha-ha-ha-
Ho-ho-ho-
And a couple of tra-la-las.
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Ha-ha-ha-
Ho-ho-ho-
Ha-ha-ha-ha-
That's how we laugh the day away
With a ho-ho-ho
Ha-ha-ha
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Masseurs
Pat, pat here,
Pat, pat there,
And a couple of brand new strawz.
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz.
Polishers
Rub, rub here,
Rub, rub there,
And whether you're tin or brahz.
That's how we keep you in repair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Masseuse
We can make a dimpled smile out of a frown -
Dorothy
Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?
Masseuse
Uh-huh.
Dorothy
Jolly old town!
Manicurists
Clip, clip here,
Clip, clip there.
We give the roughest clawz
Lion
That certain air of savoir faire
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Scarecrow
Ha-ha-ha-
Tin Man
Ho-ho-ho
Dorothy
Ho-ho-ho-ho
Lion
Hah!
All
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
That's how we laugh the day away - Ha-ha-ha-ha-(etc.)
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Ha-ha-ha-
Ho-ho-ho--(interrupted)--
---Wicked Witch flies thru sky---
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If I Were King of the Forest
If I were King of the Forest,
Not Quenn, not Duke, not Prince...
My regal robes of the forest....
Would be satin, and not cotton, and not chintz.
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl.
With a woof and a woof, and a royal growl.
...I'd click my heel
All trees would kneel
And the mountains bow
And the bulls kowtow
And the sparrow would take wing
'F -- I ...'f -- I ..were King!
Each rabbit would show respect to me. The chipmunks...
...genuflect to me.
Though my tail would lash
I would show compash
For every underling.
'F -- I... 'f -- I --- were King
Just King!...
Monarch of all I survey....
Mah - hah - hah - hah - hah - hah - hah - hah - hah -- ha-narch!
Of all I survey!
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