The Wizard Of Oz: If I Were King Of The Forest
If I were King of the Forest
Not queen, not duke, not prince
My regal robes of the forest would be satin, not cotton, not chintz
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl
With a woof, and a woof, and a royal growl-woof
As I'd click my heel, all the trees would kneel
And the mountains bow and the bulls kowtow
And the sparrow would take wing
If I, if I were King!
Each rabbit would show respect to me
The chipmunks genuflect to me
Though my tail would lash, I would show compash
For every underling
If I, if I were King! Just King
Each rabbit would show respect to him
The chipmunks genuflect to him
And his wife would be queen of the mane
And I'll be monarch of all I survey
Monarch, of all I survey
Monarch, of all I survey
Your Majesty, if you were king, you wouldn't be afraid of anything?
Not, nobody, not nohow!
Not even a rhinoceros?
Imposserous!
How about a hippopotamus?
Why, I'd trash him from top to bottomamus!
Supposin' you met an elephant?
I'd wrap him up in cellophant!
What if it were a brontosaurus?
I'd show him who was King of the Forest!
How? (How?)
Courage! What makes a King out of a slave?
Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk?
In the misty mist or the dusky dusk?
What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?
Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot?
What puts the "ape" in apricot?
Courage! What have they got that I ain't got?
Courage
You can say that again!
Courage is the king of kings
With courage, I'd be king of kings
All year round, I'd be hailed and crowned by every living thing
If I, if I, if I, were king!
Not queen, not duke, not prince
My regal robes of the forest would be satin, not cotton, not chintz
I'd command each thing, be it fish or fowl
With a woof, and a woof, and a royal growl-woof
As I'd click my heel, all the trees would kneel
And the mountains bow and the bulls kowtow
And the sparrow would take wing
If I, if I were King!
Each rabbit would show respect to me
The chipmunks genuflect to me
Though my tail would lash, I would show compash
For every underling
If I, if I were King! Just King
Each rabbit would show respect to him
The chipmunks genuflect to him
And his wife would be queen of the mane
And I'll be monarch of all I survey
Monarch, of all I survey
Monarch, of all I survey
Your Majesty, if you were king, you wouldn't be afraid of anything?
Not, nobody, not nohow!
Not even a rhinoceros?
Imposserous!
How about a hippopotamus?
Why, I'd trash him from top to bottomamus!
Supposin' you met an elephant?
I'd wrap him up in cellophant!
What if it were a brontosaurus?
I'd show him who was King of the Forest!
How? (How?)
Courage! What makes a King out of a slave?
Courage! What makes the flag on the mast to wave?
Courage! What makes the elephant charge his tusk?
In the misty mist or the dusky dusk?
What makes the muskrat guard his musk?
Courage! What makes the sphinx the seventh wonder?
Courage! What makes the dawn come up like thunder?
Courage! What makes the Hottentot so hot?
What puts the "ape" in apricot?
Courage! What have they got that I ain't got?
Courage
You can say that again!
Courage is the king of kings
With courage, I'd be king of kings
All year round, I'd be hailed and crowned by every living thing
If I, if I, if I, were king!
Credits
Writer(s): Harold Arlen, E.y. Harburg
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Other Album Tracks
- The Wizard Of Oz: Main Title
- The Wizard Of Oz: Over The Rainbow
- The Wizard Of Oz: Cyclone
- The Wizard Of Oz: Come Out, Come Out
- The Wizard Of Oz: It Really Was No Miracle
- The Wizard Of Oz: We Thank You Very Sweetly
- The Wizard Of Oz: Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead
- The Wizard Of Oz: As Mayor Of The Munchkin City
- The Wizard Of Oz: As Coroner I Must Aver
- The Wizard Of Oz: Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead (Reprise)
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