If I Only Had The Nerve
Composer(s): E.Y. Harburg - Harold Arlen
Performer(s): Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley



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