If I Only Had a Brain lyrics

[Dorothy]

What would you do with a brain if you had one?

[Scarecrow]

Do? Why if I had a brain I could. . .

I could wile away1 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 any individ'le2

in trouble or in pain.

[Dorothy]:

With the thoughts you'd be thinkin',

you could be another Lincoln3,

if you only had a brain.

[Scarecrow]

Oh, I

would tell you why

the ocean's near the shore.

I could think of things I never thunk before,

and then I'd sit

and think some more.

I would not be just a nuffin',4

my head all full of stuffin',

my heart all full of pain.

I would dance and be merry,

life would be a ding-a-derry,

if I only had a brain.

1. Wile away = to spend or pass (time), especially in a leisurely or pleasurable fashion. - dictionary.com2. Individ'le is not a real word. No one uses it. It was abbreviated for this song to be whimsical and to rhyme with riddle.3. American president Abraham Lincoln4. Nuffin' is not a real word. It means 'nothin' or 'nothing'. It was made to rhyme with 'stuffin'.

• Artist:The Wizard of Oz (OST) [1939]