The Munchkin Land Song (Ding-*** The Witch Is Dead) - Lyrics - Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen was an American composer of popular music, having written over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for The Wizard of Oz, including the classic 1938 song, "Over the Rainbow,â Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. "Over the Rainbow" was voted the twentieth century's No. 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts .
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(Glinda)
Come out, come out wherever you are
And meet the young lady who fell from a star
She fell from the sky, she fell very far
And Kansas she says is the name of the star.
(Munchkins)
Kansas she says is the name of the star
(Glinda)
She brings you good news, or haven't you heard
When she fell out of Kansas a miracle occurred!
(Dorothy)
It really was no miracle
What happened was just this:
The wind began to switch the house to pitch
And suddenly the hinges started to unhitch
Just then the witch, to satisfy and itch
Went flying on her broomstick thumbling for a hitch
(Munchkin Man)
And oh what heppened then was rich
(Munchkins)
The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch in the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healty situation for the wicked witch!
The house began to pitch, the kitchen took a slitch
It landed on the wicked witch in the middle of a ditch
Which was not a healthy situation for the wicked witch
Who began to twitch, and was reduced to just a stitch
Of what was once the wicked witch!
(Munchkin 1)
We thank you very sweetly for doing it so neatly
(Munchkin 2)
You've killed her so completely,
That we thank you very sweetly
(Glinda)
Let the joyous news be spread
The wicked, old witch at last is dead
(Munchkins)
Ding-*** the witch is dead
Which old witch? The wicked witch!
Ding-*** the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go,
Below - Below - Below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding ***'s the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead!
(Mayor)
As mayor of the Munchkin City
In the county of the land of Oz
I welcome you most regally
(Judge)
But we've got to verify it legally
To see...
(Mayor)
To see...
(Judge)
If she...
(Mayor)
If she...
(Judge)
Is morally, ethically
(Munchkin 1)
Spiritually, physically
(Munchkin 2)
Positively, absolutely
(Munchkin Men)
Undeniably and reliably dead!
(Coroner)
As Coroner, I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead,
She's really most sincerely dead
(Mayor)
Then this is a day of independence for all the munchkins
And their descendants
Yes, let the joyous news be spread
The wicked old witch at last is dead!
(Munchkins)
Ding-*** the witch is dead
Which old witch? The wicked witch!
Ding-*** the wicked witch is dead
Wake up you sleepyhead
Rub your eyes, get out of bed
Wake up the wicked witch is dead
She's gone where the goblins go,
Below - Below - Below
Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out.
Ding ***'s the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low
Let them know the Wicked Witch is dead!
(Lullaby League)
We represent the Lullaby League
The Lullaby League, the Lullaby League.
And in the name of the Lullaby League
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
(Lollipop Guild)
We represent the Lollipop Guild
The Lollipop Guild, the Lollipop Guild.
And in the name of the Lollipop Guild
We wish to welcome you to Munchkin Land
(Munchkins)
We welcome you to Munchkin Land
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(Munchkin 1)
From now on you'll be history
(Munchkin 2)
You'll be his...
(Munchkin 3)
You'll be his...
(Munchkin 4)
You'll be history
(Munchkin 1)
And we will glorify your name
You will be a bust...
(Munchkin 2)
Be a bust...
(Munchkin 3)
Be a bust...
(All)
In the hall of fame
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