Dorothy
I don't like this forest! It's - it's dark and creepy!
Scarecrow
Of course, I don't know, but I think it'll get darker before it gets lighter.
Dorothy
Do - do you suppose we'll meet any wild animals?
Tin Man
Mmmm - we might.
Dorothy
Oh -
Scarecrow
Animals that - that eat straw?
Tin Man
A - some - but mostly lions and tigers and bears.
Dorothy
Lions!
Scarecrow
And tigers!
Tin Man
And bears!
Dorothy
Oh! Lions, and tigers and bears! Oh, - my -
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man
Lions and tigers and bears!
Dorothy
Oh My!
Scarecrow!
Oh, look!
Dorothy
Oh!
Lion
Hah! Put 'em up! Put 'em - up! Which one of you first? I'll fight you both together, if you want.
I'll fight ya' with one paw tied behind my back! I'll fight ya' standin' on one foot!
I'll fight ya' with my eyes closed. Oh, pullin' an axe on me, eh? Sneakin' up on me, eh? Why!
Tin Man
Here - here. Go away and let us alone.
Lion
Oh, scared, huh? Afraid, huh?
Hah! How long can you stay fresh in that can? Come on, get up and fight,
you shivering junk yard! Put your hands up, you lop-sided bag of hay!
Scarecrow
Now that's getting personal, Lion.
Tin Man
Yes, get up and teach him a lesson.
Scarecrow
Well, what's wrong with you teachin' him?
Tin Man
A - well - well, I hardly know him.
Lion
Well, I'll get you anyway, Pee Wee.
Dorothy
Oh! Shame on you!
Lion
What did you do that for? I didn't bite him.
Dorothy
No, but you tried to.
It's bad enough picking on a straw man, but when you go around picking on poor little dogs.
Lion
Well, you didn't have to go and hit me, did you? Is my nose bleedin'?
Dorothy
Well, of course not. My goodness, what a fuss you're making!
Well, naturally when you go around picking on things weaker than you are - why, you're nothing but a great big coward!
Lion
You're right, I a a coward! I haven't any courage at all. I even scare myself. Look at the circles under my eyes.
I haven't slept in weeks.
Tin Man
Why don't you try counting sheep?
Lion
That doesn't do any good - I'm afraid of 'em.
Scarecrow
Oh, that's too bad. Don't you think the Wizard could help him, too?
Dorothy
I don't see why not. Why don't you come along with us? We're on our way to see the Wizard now. To get him a heart.
Tin Man
And him a brain.
Dorothy
I'm sure he could give you some courage.
Lion
Well, wouldn't you feel degraded to be seen in the company of a cowardly lion? I would.
Dorothy
No, of course not!
Lion
Gee, that - that's awfully nice of you. My life has been simply unbearable.
Dorothy
Oh, well, it's all right now. The Wizard'll fix everything.
Lion
It - it's been in me so long I just gotta tell you how I feel

( If I Only Had the Nerve )

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!

( We're Off To See The Wizard )
[Follow the Yellow Brick Road ]

We're off to see the Wizard, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
You'll find 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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