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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
No, not the Elton John song. The Robert Frost poem. TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could … Continue reading
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But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn’t, didn’t already have What do you need to succeed? A brain? A heart? The nerve? To go home? A wizard? Those are all excuses. Excuses are a dime a dozen. You already have everything you need to succeed. Get it? … Continue reading
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I could be king of the forest – If I only had the nerve
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzxpv92YZ54 The lion knew he could be king, he wanted to be king, yearned to be king. If only he had the nerve. Instead he picked on those smaller than him. Used his size and mighty roar to make them … Continue reading
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When a man's an empty kettle
No heart? “The tinsmith forgot to give me a heart.” Too bad. All that love and art stuff would be great. If I only had a heart. Surely the wizard would be able to give him one. Wizards are more … Continue reading
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I could while away the hours
Scarecrow: I haven’t got a brain… only straw. Dorothy: How can you talk if you haven’t got a brain? Scarecrow: I don’t know… But some people without brains do an awful lot of talking… don’t they? Sounds pretty smart for … Continue reading
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We're off to see the wizard
Dorothy wanted to go home. She had to follow the path. In this case, a yellow brick road leading to the Emerald City. She would need help to get there. She found some willing helpers along the way. They needed help too. … Continue reading
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