If I Only Had a Nerve
Judy Garland Lyrics


I could while away the hours
Conferrin' with the flowers,
Consulting with the rain;
And my head I'd be a scratchin'
While my thoughts are busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain.

I'd unravel ev'ry riddle for my
Individdle
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts that you'll be thinkin'
You could be another Lincoln
If you only had a brain.

Oh, I, could tell you why
The oceans near the shore
I could think of things I'd never
Thunk before,
And then I'd sit down and think some more.

I would not be just a muffin',
My head all full of stuffin',
My heart all full of pain;
And perhaps I'd deserve you and be
Even worthy even you
If I only had a brain.


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Written by: Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg

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Cobra Corporal

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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

I'd be gentle as a lizard

I'd be clever as a gizzard

If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve
Then I'm sure to get a brain, a heart, a home, the nerve!


Oh! We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz
We hear 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
We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz



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NJ CardFan

I always loved the moral of the story in this and that's when you think you lack something, you have that something in spades. The Scarecrow, who didn't have a brain, was the cleverest. The Tin Man, with no heart, was the most sentimental. And the Lion who was a coward was the bravest.

Ghost Pdz

Hmmmmm interesting analysis.....could it be that? Or do you think its possible that when we analyze ourselves that MOST rational people see their shortcomings or things about themselves that they would like to change, and subconsciously work to develope them, unknowingly evolving, despite that nay saying phantom strangers best advice. Idk

WillyMcBiggs

I see it as the scarecrow being a symbol of thought, the tin man being a symbol of emotion and the lion being a symbol of action. When all of these align and truly work in unison the human can accomplish whatever they want, especially when working together.

UnevenGamers

0:40 the way he says "the nerve" kills me everytime.

punprincess321

Same

Peter Sheppard

I heard it noine times! #BabaBooey

Tammie Adler

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Tammie Adler

ROFLMAO

Queen of Mediocrity ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ‘

And his stupid face makes it even funnier xD

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Cobra Corporal

Lyrics

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

I'd be gentle as a lizard

I'd be clever as a gizzard

If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve
Then I'm sure to get a brain, a heart, a home, the nerve!


Oh! We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz
We hear 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
We're off to see the Wizard
The wonderful Wizard of Oz

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