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 Both pieces still exist and are available for viewing. The song if i only had a brain was written by harold arlen and e.y
If i only had a brain – Artofit
It was covered by chaise lounge, frankie masters and his orchestra, donna leonhart, jennifer scott trio and other artists.
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 were. And he often gets the words wrong (e.g 4/14/89, 5/4/90, and 10/25/94), like trey with that “ lizards ” song, so the vacuum’s good to. The song is sung in the 1939 film the wizard of oz by the character scarecrow, played by ray bolger, when he meets dorothy, played by judy garland.
If i only had a brain the scarecrow 's version of the song is sung about getting a brain A closing vocal stanza was likewise cut
