Lyr Req: Liberal Land of Oz

09 Sep 99 - 07:28 AM (#112746)
Subject: Liberal Land of Oz
From: jimrousey

I'm trying to locate the lyrics (or a recording, if one is available) to a song which may be called "The Liberal Land of Oz."

One of the lines went something like "we sleep till noon and get to work at one, take an hour for lunch, then our work is done."

My email is [e-mail].

Thanks!

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09 Sep 99 - 07:49 AM (#112749)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liberal Land of Oz
From: Steve Parkes

I take it this is L. Frank Baum's Oz, not the one next to Tasmania? I base my assumption on the word "liberal" :o)

Steve

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09 Sep 99 - 01:48 PM (#112858)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liberal Land of Oz
From: [e-mail]

Are you talking about the song they sang in the movie?

Ha ha ha/ Ho ho ho/ And a couple of tra la las/ That's how we laugh the day away in the Merry olde Land of Oz/ Buzz buzz buzz/ Chirp chirp chirp/ And a couple of La dee das/ That's how the crickets crick all day in the Merry olde Land of Oz/ We get up at 12 and start to work at 1/ They's an hour for lunch and then at 2 we're done/ Jolly good fun!/ ... Just rent the movie.

-Michelf

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09 Sep 99 - 03:11 PM (#112916)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liberal Land of Oz
From: Tiger

Hey, Jim.....

This is the one from the movie with the words you want. But I wonder if Rush Limbaugh and the boys haven't come up with a parody with a title like you gave. Anybody have it?

.....Tiger

Merry Old Land Of Oz - "The Wizard of Oz"

Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho,
And a couple of tra-la-las,
That's how we laugh the day away,
In the merry old Land of Oz!

Bzz-bzz-bzz, chirp-chirp-chirp,
And a couple of la-di-das,
That's how the crickets crick all day,
In the merry old Land of Oz!

We get up at twelve and start to work at one,
Take an hour for lunch and then at two we're done.
Jolly good fun!

Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho,
And a couple of tra-la-las,
That's how we laugh the day away,
In the merry old Land of Oz!

Pat, pat here, pat, pat there,
And a couple of brand new straws.
That's how we keep you young and fair
In the merry old Land of Oz!

Rub, rub here, rub, rub there,
Whether you're tin or brass
That's how we keep you in repair
In the merry old Land of Oz!

We can make a dimple smile out of a frown.
Can you even dye my eyes to match my gown? Uh-huh!
Jolly old town!

Clip, clip here, clip, clip there,
We give the roughest claws.
That certain air of savoir-faire,
In the merry old Land of Oz!

(2x)
Ha-ha-ha, ho-ho-ho,
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho
That's how we laugh the day away
In the merry old Land of Oz!

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10 Sep 99 - 12:30 AM (#113098)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liberal Land of Oz
From: jimrousey

Not the tune from the movie, but thanks.

The chorus of the parody contained the line "all the women have burned their bras." It was amusingly weird, but my recorder choose that moment to die on me, so I only have a little bit of the song.

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