IF I ONLY HAD THE NERVE
From the film "The Wizard Of Oz" (1939)
(Lyrics: E.Y. Harburg / Music: Harold Arlen)

Bert Lahr (with Judy Garland, Ray Bolger & Jack Haley) - 1939


LION:
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 dandelion
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










(Contributed by Mel - November 2010)