Harold Arlen
Munchkinland / Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead
[GLINDA]
Come out, come out wherever you are
And meet the young lady who fell from a star
She fell from the sky, she fell very far
And Kansas she says is the name of the star
[MUNCHKINS]
Kansas she says is the name of the star
[GlLINDA]
She brings you good news, or haven't you heard
When she fell out of Kansas a miracle occurred
[DOROTHY]
It really was no miracle
What happened was just this
The wind began to switch, the house to pitch
And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch
Just then the witch, to satisfy and itch
Went flying on her broomstick, thumbling for a hitch
[MUNCHKIN MAN]
And oh what happened then was rich
[MUNCHKINS]
The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch in the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation for the wicked witch
The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch in the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation for the wicked witch
Who began to twitch, and was reduced to just a stitch
Of what was once the wicked witch
[MUNCHKIN 1]
We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly
[MUNCHKIN 2]
You've killed her so completely
That we thank you very sweetly
[GLINDA]
Let the joyous news be spread
The wicked, old witch at last is dead
[MUNCHKINS]
Ding-dong the witch is dead
Which old witch, the wicked witch
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go
Below, below, below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out
Ding Dong's the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead
[MAYOR]
As mayor of the Munchkin City
In the county of the land of Oz
I welcome you most regally
[JUDGE]
But we've got to verify it legally
To see
[MAYOR]
To see
[JUDGE]
If she
[MAYOR]
If she
[JUDGE]
Is morally, ethically
[MUNCHKIN 1]
Spiritually, physically
[MUNCHKIN 2]
Positively, absolutely
[MUNCHKIN MEN]
Undeniably and reliably dead
[CORONER]
As Coroner, I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead
She's really most sincerely dead
[MUNCHKINS & DOROTHY]
Ding-dong the witch is dead
Which old witch? The wicked witch!
Ding-dong the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go
Below, below, below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out
Ding Dong's the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead
[LULLABY LEAGUE]
We represent the Lullaby League
The Lullaby League, the Lullaby League
And in the name of the Lullaby League
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
[LOLLIPOP GUILD]
We represent the Lollipop Guild
The Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild
And in the name of the Lollipop Guild
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
[ALL]
It's the wicked witch! She's coming!