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If I Only Had the Nerve

Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley & Judy Garland

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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

Performer

Bert Lahr

Performer

Jack Haley

Performer

Judy Garland

Performer

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Edgar Yipsel Harburg

Edgar Yipsel Harburg

Songwriter

Harold Arlen

Songwriter

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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