It was sung in the 1939 film the wizard of oz by the character scarecrow, played by ray bolger, and later by the tin man and cowardly lion, played respectively by jack haley and bert lahr, when they meet dorothy, played by judy garland The characters pine about what each wants from the wizard. Oh, i could tell you why the ocean's near the shore I could think of things i never thunk before And then i'd sit, and think some more My heart all full of pain
If i only had a brain Why, if our scarecrow back in kansas could do that, the crows'd be scared to pieces I could while away the hours conferrin' with the flowers consultin' with the rain and my head, i'd be scratchin' while my thoughts were bus. If i only had a brain lyrics from wizard of oz, the (musical) Full text, notes, song meaning & annotations, history, key recordings If i only had a brain is a song released in 1939, from the classic movie, the wizard of oz
If i only had a brain (extended version) lyrics I could while away the hours / conferrin' with the flowers / consultin' with the rain / and my head, i'd be scratchin' / while my thoughts.
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