Original Cast of OZ: A New Musical - Believe It, Or Not Lyrics

BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THAT PLACE SO FAR AWAY
WHERE MEN ARE STUFFED WITH HAY,
A TENDER TIN POT,
AND A LION DISTRAUGHT...
Oh Frank, that's the ticket.
THEY'RE WAITING FOR YOU IN THE LAND OF OZ.
WHEN YOUR DAD WAS JUST A LAD
NIGHTMARES EVERY NIGHT HE HAD.
A SCARECROW DRESSED IN FADED PLAID
WOULD CHASE HIM THROUGH THE NIGHT,
AND JUST BEFORE HE'D WAKE FROM SLEEP
THAT SCARECROW FELL DOWN IN A HEAP.
THOSE ARMS WOULD WAVE AND HE'D BE QUITE A SIGHT.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THE THING THAT CAUSES STRIFE
MAY BE A FRIEND FOR LIFE.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
HE HAS TO GET BACK TO THE LAND OF OZ.
AT BAUM'S BAZAAR IN ABERDEEN,
WITH PROFITS LOOKING MIGHTY LEAN,
YOU THOUGHT AN ELABORATE WINDOW SCENE
WOULD HELP TO MOVE THE MERCH.
AND SO YOU MADE A CHARMING MAN
OF WASHBOARD, AND STOVEPIPE, AND PAN,
AND ON HIS HEAD A FUNNEL HAT WOULD PERCH.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
IF YOUR LIFE NEEDS A KICK,
OZ WILL DO THE TRICK.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
YOU HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE LAND OF OZ.
JUST TAKE THE DULL AND DREARY
AND ADD A LITTLE LIGHT.
EXTRAORDINARY THINGS
ARE OFTEN JUST IN SIGHT.
NOW LISTEN TO ME CLEARLY,
PICK UP YOUR PEN AND WRITE.
WE NEED MORE MAGIC FROM THE LAND OF OZ.
WHEN TRAVELING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR
ELECTRIC LIGHTS LIT UP THE AIR.
THE CITY THAT WE OOH-ED AND AHH-ED...
Was really just a cheap facade.
WITH WOMEN'S VOICES STILL SUPPRESSED,
A LITTLE GIRL FROM THE MIDWEST
CAN TAKE US ON A DARING QUEST
OR BE A NOBLE SORCERESS.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WHERE WOMEN RULE THE LAND,
OH WOULDN'T THAT BE GRAND.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
IT'S TIME TO GET BACK TO THE LAND OF...
I KNEW THIS LAND OF FANTASY
AT THE DAWN OF A NEW CENTURY
WOULD NEED A NAME OF PEDIGREE,
SIMPLE AND YET GRAND.
I SPOTTED IN MY LIBRARY
A FILING DRAWER MARKED O TO Z.
I KNEW THAT'S WHAT WE'D CALL OUR MAGIC LAND.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
AN ORDINARY THING
CAN BE INSPIRING.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
WE NEED TO GET BACK TO THE LAND OF OZ.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
THERE'S MAGIC ALL AROUND
WAITING TO BE FOUND.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT,
I COULD WHILE AWAY THE HOURS
WITH IMAGINATION'S POWERS,
WHEN YOU'RE IN THE LAND OF OZ.
Believe it or not.