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"If I Were King of the Forest" is a song from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. [1]The comic number is sung by the Cowardly Lion played by Bert Lahr during the scene at the Emerald City, [2] when the Lion, Dorothy (with Toto), Tin Woodman and Scarecrow are waiting to learn whether the Wizard will grant them an audience.
The Cowardly Lion's version, about courage, is the shortest of the three, and is connected to "We're Off to See the Wizard" by a bridge saying "Then I'm sure to get a brain; a heart; a home; the nerve" (a longer version was written, but it was shortened in the interest of balance, since Bert Lahr was given a second musical number, "If I Were ...
The Cowardly Lion is the only character who sings two solo song numbers: "If I Only Had the Nerve" (performed after the initial meeting with Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man in the forest) and "If I Were King of the Forest" (performed while he and the others are awaiting their audience with the Wizard.) An original Cowardly Lion costume ...
'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore,' those quotes aren't quite right. Dorothy actually says 'Toto ...
The Cowardly Lion: The Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr. Originated the role in Wicked on Broadway: Puppet. Wicked the movie: CGI lion. The Wizard of Oz: The Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan.
"The Merry Old Land of Oz" is a song from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and the musical. It is sung by the townspeople of the Emerald City, who are joined at appropriate times by the group of four travelers: Dorothy (with Toto), Scarecrow, Tin Man and Cowardly Lion. It was written by lyricist E.Y. Harburg and composer Harold Arlen.
Like much of the cast, Bert Lahr is best known for his role in The Wizard of Oz. As the film progresses, his Cowardly Lion becomes anything but, fiercely defending his cohorts and discovering self ...
The Cowardly Lion is a featured character role in The Wiz, an all-Black Broadway musical adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with songs by Charlie Smalls, a book by William F. Brown, and direction by Geoffrey Holder.