Wizard of Oz Music

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

Dorothy:

When all the world is a hopeless jumble

And the raindrops tumble all around,

Heaven opens a magic lane.

When all the clouds darken up the skyway

There's a rainbow highway to be found,

Leading from your window pane

To a place behind the sun,

Just a step beyond the rain.

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?

MUNCHKINLAND

Glinda: Come out, come out, wherever you are
and meet the young lady who fell 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

Glinda: She brings you good news. Or haven't you heard?
When she fell out of Kansas, a miracle occurred

Dorothy: 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

Munchkin man: And oh what happened then was rich

Munchkins: 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 situation for the wicked witch
Who began to twitch, and was reduced to just a stitch
Of what was once the wicked witch!

Munchkin 1: We thank you very sweetly, for doing it so neatly!

Munchkin 2: You killed her so completely, that we thank you very sweetly!

Glinda: Let the joyous news be spread; The Wicked Old Witch, at last, is dead!

Munchkins: Ding-dong! The Witch is dead
Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead, 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's the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead!

Mayor: 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, ethically

City Father #1: Spiritually, physically

City Father #2: Positively, absolutely

All City Fathers: Undeniably and reliably dead!

Coroner: 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 spread, the wicked Old Witch at last is dead!

Munchkins: Hooray!
Ding-dong! The Witch is dead
Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch!
Ding-dong! The Wicked Witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead, 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's the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead!

Lullaby League: 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 munchkin land

Lollipop Guild: We represent the lollipop guild
the lollipop guild, the lollipop guild
and in the name of the lollipop guild
we wish to welcome you to munchkin land

Munchkins: We welcome you to Munchkin land
tra la la la la la la la la la la la
tra la la la la la la

Mayor: From now on you'll be history

Barrister: You'll be his...

City Father #1 & #2: You'll be his...

Mayor: You'll be history

Group: And we will glorify your name

Mayor: You will be a bust...

Barrister: Be a bust...

City Father #1 & #2: Be a bust...

Group: In the hall of fame
Tra la la la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la la la la la la
Tra la la la la la

YELLOW BRICK ROAD/WIZARD PT. 1

Munchkins and Dorothy:
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

You'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!

IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN

Scarecrow: Said a scarecrow swingin' on a pole,

To a blackbird, sitting on a fence,

"Oh the lord gave me a soul, but,,,

Forgot to give me common sense."

Crows: Said a blackbird "well, well well...

What in thunder would you do with common sense?"

Scarecrow: Said the scarecrow would be pleasin',

Just to reason out the reason,

Of the whichness and the whyness and the whence"

If I had an ounce of common sense.

Crows: Why shucks.

Scarecrow: I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers
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

Dorothy: With the thoughts you'd be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln

If you only had a brain

Scarecrow:

Oh, I could tell you why (Crows: Caw Caw)
The ocean's near the shore (Crows: Caw Caw)

Dorothy: You could think of things

You never thunk before

Scarecrow: And then I'd sit

And think some more

Crows: Caw Caw

Scarecrow: 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!

Oh, I could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore

I could think of things

I never thunk before

Dorothy: And then he'd sit and think some more

Scarecrow: Gosh, it would be awful pleasin'

to reason out the reason

for things I can't explain

Then perhaps I'd deserve ya

and be even worthy of ya

If I only had a brain

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 2

IF I ONLY HAD A HEART

Trees: Said a Tinman rattling his jibs

To a straw man sad and weary eyed

Tinman: Oh the smith gave me tin ribs Ooh But forgot to put a heart inside. Ooh

Trees: Then he banged his hollow chest and cried...

Tinman: 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 the sparrows
And the boy who shoots the arrows
If I only had a heart
Picture me - a balcony

Trees: Ooh, Above a voice sings low

Trees: Wherefore art thou, Romeo?

Tinman: I hear a beat...

Dorothy: How sweet!

Tinman: 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

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
Oh I may be presumin'

That I could be kind-a-human.

I'd be friends with the sparrows

and the boy that shoots the arrows

Dorothy: You could stay young and chipper

Tinman: And I'd lock it with a zipper if I only

Dorothy: If you only

Trees: If you only

All: Had a Heart

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 3

IF I ONLY HAD THE NERVE

Lion: Said a lion, poor neurotic lion,

to a miss who listen to him rave.

Oh! the Lord made me a lion,

But the Lord forgot to make me brave.

Then his tail began to curl and wave.

Life is sad, believe me, Missy
When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and verveBut I could change my habits
Never more be scared of rabbits
If I only had the nerve.

I'm afraid there's no denyin'
I'm just a dandelion
A fate I don't deserve
But I could show my prowess
Be a lion not a mowess
If I only had the nerve

Dorothy, Scarecrow and Tinman:

Oh, you'd be in your stride,

a king down to the core

Dorothy: You could roar the way

you never roared before.

Lion: And then I rrwoof,

and roar some more.

I would show the dinosaurs,

Who's king around the fores,

A king they better serve.

Why with my regal Beezer

I could be another Caesar

if I only had the nerve.

I'd be brave as a blizzard.

Tinman: 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.

Tinman: A heart.

Dorothy: A home.

Lion: The nerve.

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 4

POPPIES

WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 5

GIRL'S CHORUS

MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ

Guard and Ozians:
Ha ha ha, ho ho ho
And a couple of tra-la-la's
That's how we laugh the day away
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!
Buzz buzz buzz, 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

Guard, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion: Jolly good fun!

Guard and Ozians: 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!

Guard, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion:
Ha ha ha, ho ho ho

And a couple of tra-la-las
That's how we laugh the day away
With a ho ho ho Ha ha ha,
In the Merry Old Land of Oz

Cut Cut Girls:
Pat pat here, pat pat there
And a couple of brand new straws
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Cut Cut Boys:
Rub rub here, rub rub there
Whether you're tin or brass
That's how we keep you in repair
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Cut Cut Girls:
We can make a dimple smile out of a frown

Dorothy:

Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?

Cut Cut Girls: Uh-huh!

Dorothy: Jolly old town!

Cut Cut Girls: Clip-clip here, clip-clip there
We give the roughest claws

Lion: That certain air of savoir-faire
In the Merry Old Land of Oz!

Scarecrow: Ha ha ha

Tinman: ho ho ho,

Dorothy: ho ho ho

All Four: ho That's how we laugh

the day away In the Merry Old Land of Oz.

Guard: We get up at twelve and start to work at one

Guard, Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion: Take an hour for lunch

and then at two we're done

All: Jolly Good fun!

Ensemble: Ha ha ha!

Ho, ho, ho! Ho, ho, ho, ho!

That's how we laugh

the day away In the Merry Old Land of Oz.

That's how we laugh the day away

with Aah ha ha,

Aah ha ha,

Aah ha, ha,

Aah ha ha,

Aah ha ha!
In the Merry Old Land
Merry Old Land
Merry Old, Merry Old
Merry Old Land of Oz!

Reprise

All: That's how we laugh the day away

with Aah ha ha,

Aah ha ha,

Aah ha, ha,

Aah ha ha,

Aah ha ha!

KING OF THE FOREST

Lion:
If I were king of the forest
Not queen, 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-woof

(spoken)

As I'd click my heel, all the trees would kneel!
And the mountains bow and the bulls kowtow!
(Sung) And the sparrow would take wing
If I, if 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!
'FI,'FI, If I, were king!
Just king!

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man:
Monarch of all you survey

Lion: Monaaaaaaarch. Aw, Shucks!

All Four: Of all I/you survey!

Dorothy: Your Majesty, if you were King,

you wouldn't be afraid of anything?

Lion: Not nobody, not nohow!

Tin Man: Not even a rhinoceros?

Lion: Imposserous!

Dorothy: How about a hippopotamus?

Lion: Why, I'd trash him from top to bottomamus!

Dorothy: Supposin' you met an elephant?

Lion: I'd wrap him up in cellophant!

Scarecrow: What if it were a brontosaurus?

Lion: I'd show him who was king of the forest!

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man: How?

Lion: How?
Courage! What makes a king out of a slave?
Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk,in the misty mist or the dusky dusk?
What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?

Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder
Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot? What puts the "ape" in apricot?
What have they got that I ain't got?

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man: Courage!

Lion: You can say that again!

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man:

For courage is the thing of things

Lion: With courage I'd be king of kings
All four: And the whole year round
I'd/you'd be hailed and crowned by every living thing

Lion: 'FI,

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man: 'Fhe,

Lion: 'FI,

Dorothy, Scarecrow, & Tin Man: 'Fhe,

All Four: 'FI/'Fhe,were King!

MARCH OF THE WINKIES

THE JITTERBUG

Dorothy: Did you just

hear what I just heard?

Scarecrow: That noise didn't

come from an ordinary bird

Dorothy: It may be just a

cricket or a critter in the trees

Tinman: It's giving me the jitters

in the joints around my knees

Lion: I think I see a shadow

and it's fuzzy and it's furry

Scarecrow: I havn't got a brain

but I think I ought to worry

Tinman: I havn't got a heart

but I feel a palpatation

Lion: As monarch of the forest

I don't like the sitchyashun

Dorothy: Are you gonna stand around

and let him fill us full of

horror? (to lion)

Lion: I'd like to roar them down...

But I think I lost my roarer

Dorothy: Who's that

hiding in the tree tops?

It's that rascal The jitterbug!

Should you catch him buzzing 'round you?

Keep away from The jitterbug!

Oh the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

Have a terrible, horrible buzz

But the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

Couldn't do what the jitterbug does.

So just be careful of that rascal

keep away from The Jitterbug! The Jitterbug!

Tinman/Scarecrow/Lion/Dorothy:

Oh, the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

Have a terrible horrible buzz

But the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

couldn't do what the jitterbug does.

Dorothy: So be careful of the rascal

Keep away from

Tinman/Scarecrow/Lion/Dorothy:

The Jitterbug!

Tinman/Scarecrow/Lion/Dorothy:

Oh the jitter!

Oh the bug!

Oh the jitterbug Do-Wa, Do-Wa, Do-Wa, Do-Wa

On a twitter In the throes

Oh the critter's got me dancing on a thousand toes

That she blows!

All/Jitterbugs:

Di-it, Di-did-it, Di-did-it, Di-did-it,

Di-it, Di-did-it, Di-did-it,

(X4)

Who's the hi-hi-hiding

In the tree-hee-hee tops?

It's that rascal the jitterbug,

jitterbug, jitterbug!

Should you ca-ya-yatch him

buzzing rou-rou-round you

Keep away from the jitterbug,

jitterbug, jitterbug

Jitterbugs:

Oh, the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

Have a terrible horrible buzz

But the bees in the breeze

and the bats in the trees

couldn't do what the jitterbug

do what the jitterbug

do what the jitterbug does

(All:)

So be careful of that rascal

keep away from The jitterbug, jitterbug,

jitterbug, jitterbug, jitterbug,

Look out for that bug!

In the accordion menu, you'll discover song lyrics and music, thoughtfully curated to support you in learning and practicing your sections.

SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW

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MUNCHKINLAND

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YELLOW BRICK ROAD/WIZARD PT. 1

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IF I ONLY HAD A BRAIN

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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 2

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IF I ONLY HAD A HEART

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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 3

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IF I ONLY HAD THE NERVE

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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 4

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POPPIES

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WE'RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD PT. 5

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GIRL'S CHORUS

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MERRY OLD LAND OF OZ

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KING OF THE FOREST

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MARCH OF THE WINKIES

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THE JITTERBUG

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OVER THE RAINBOW (REPRISE)

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DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD (REPRISE)

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