If I Only Had the Nerve Songtext
von Bert Lahr

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...
Tin Man
I′d be gentle as a lizard...
Scarecrow
I'd be clever as a gizzard... Dorothy
If the Wizard is a Wizard who will serve.
Scarecrow
Then I′m sure to get a brain,
Tin Man
a heart,
Dorothy
a home,
Lion
the nerve!