If I Only A Nerve
E.Y. Yip Harburg / Harold Arlen
Lion:
Yeh, it's sad, believe me, missy
When you're born to be a sissy
Without the vim and nerve.
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 denying
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!