If I Only Had a Brain
Said a scarecrow, leaning on a pole
To a blackbird sittin' on a fence
Well, the lord gave me a soul
But forgot to give me common sense
If I only had an ounce of common sense
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 busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain
I'd unravel every riddle
For every individual
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts I'd be thinkin'
I could be another Lincoln
If I only had a brain
Oh I, could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thought before
And then I'd sit, and think some more
I would not be just a nothin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
And perhaps I'd deserve you
And be even worthy of you
If I only had a brain...
Oh I could tell you why
The ocean is near the shore
I could think of things of things that I've never thought before
I then I'd sit and think some more
I would not be just a nothin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
Then perhaps I'd deserve you
And be even worthy of you
If I only had a brain
If I only had a brain
If I only had a brain
To a blackbird sittin' on a fence
Well, the lord gave me a soul
But forgot to give me common sense
If I only had an ounce of common sense
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 busy hatchin'
If I only had a brain
I'd unravel every riddle
For every individual
In trouble or in pain
With the thoughts I'd be thinkin'
I could be another Lincoln
If I only had a brain
Oh I, could tell you why
The ocean's near the shore
I could think of things I never thought before
And then I'd sit, and think some more
I would not be just a nothin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
And perhaps I'd deserve you
And be even worthy of you
If I only had a brain...
Oh I could tell you why
The ocean is near the shore
I could think of things of things that I've never thought before
I then I'd sit and think some more
I would not be just a nothin'
My head all full of stuffin'
My heart all full of pain
Then perhaps I'd deserve you
And be even worthy of you
If I only had a brain
If I only had a brain
If I only had a brain
Credits
Writer(s): E.y. Harburg, Harold Arlen
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- On Riverside: Abbey Lincoln
- The Verve Years
- Tender As a Rose
- The Jazz Queen (Remastered)
- The Enja Heritage Collection: Talkin' To the Sun
- Love Having You Around (Live at the Keystone Korner)
- The Vinyl Masters: It's Magic
- Golden Lady
- Sophisticated Abbey (Recorded Live at the Keystone Korner, 1980)
- The Vinyl Masters: Abbey Is Blue
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