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Bert Larh Ray Bolger Jack Haley & Judy Garland - If I Only Had The Nerve
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ray Bolger
Ray Bolger
Performer
Bert Lahr
Bert Lahr
Performer
Jack Haley
Jack Haley
Performer
Judy Garland
Judy Garland
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Edgar Yipsel Harburg
Edgar Yipsel Harburg
Songwriter
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen
Songwriter
Murray Cutter
Murray Cutter
Orchestrator

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Yeah, 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 mouse
If I only had the nerve
[Verse 2]
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
[Outro]
Then I'm sure to get a brain
A heart
A home
The nerve!
Written by: E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen

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