Harold Arlen
The Merry Old Land of Oz
[EMERALD CITY PEOPLE]
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho
And a couple of tra-la-las
That's how we laugh the day away
In the merry old land of Oz
Buzz, buzz, buzz, chirp, chirp, chirp
And a couple of la-di-das
That's how the crickets crick all day
In the merry old land of Oz
We get up at twelve and start to work at one
Take an hour for lunch and then at two we're done
Jolly good fun!
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho
And a couple of tra-la-las
That's how we laugh the day away
In the merry old land of Oz
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho
Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha
That's how we laugh the day away
With a ho-ho-ho, a ha-ha-ha
In the merry old land of Oz
Pat-pat here, pat-pat there
And a couple of brand new straws
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the merry old land of Oz
Rub-rub here, rub-rub here
Whether you're tin or bronze
That's how we keep you in repair
In the merry old land of Oz
[MANICURIST]
We can make a dimpled smile out of a frown
[DOROTHY]
Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown?
[MANICURIST]
Uh-huh!
[DOROTHY]
Jolly old town!
[MANICURISTS]
Clip-clip here, clip-clip there
We give the roughest claws
[LION]
That certain air of savoir faire
In the merry old land of Oz
[DOROTHY, SCARECROW, TIN MAN]
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho
Ho-ho-ho-ho
[Lion]
Haw!
[EMERALD CITY PEOPLE]
That's how we laugh the day away
In the merry old land of Oz
That's how we laugh the day away
With a ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
Ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
In the merry old land of Oz
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho
Ha-ha-ha, hahaha