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 The song if i only had a brain was written by harold arlen and e.y It was covered by kiki ebsen, karen shane, donna leonhart, dana land 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. “if i only had a brain” was written by harold arlen and yip harburg for the 1939 mgm film “the wizard of oz.” guitar & vocals by chris woods 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 words & music by e.y Harburg & harold arlen recorded by ray bolger, 1939, in over the rainbow d7 g am 7 bm7 c i could while away the hours conferrin' with the flowers, g am7 bm bbm7 consulting with the rain C c/b am7 am7/g d d/c d/b and my head i'd be a scratchin' while my thoughts were busy hatchin' d7 g am7 bm7 d9 d7 if i only had a brain
