What is the title of the Cowardly Lion's solo song?

The Cowardly Lion’s solo song is “If I Were King of the Forest.” Bert Lahr sings it in the 1939 film while imagining how confidently he would rule if he were king of the forest.

Unlike “If I Only Had the Nerve,” which is the Lion’s brief shared-wish song about courage, “If I Were King of the Forest” is his distinct solo number. It appears at the Emerald City, while Dorothy and her companions wait to see whether the Wizard will grant their requests. The comic song lets Lahr display the broad vaudeville style and physical humor that defined his performance.

Harold Arlen wrote the music and E.Y. “Yip” Harburg wrote the lyrics. The number includes fanciful boasts about confronting powerful animals, including elephants and brontosauruses. Some sections were cut from the theatrical release to shorten the film, including a middle passage and the original ending.

The song is often confused with the Lion’s earlier number because both concern courage. The distinction is simple: the earlier song asks for nerve, while this solo imagines the grand, fearless ruler he would become.