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(C)Once there was a wick ed witch in the love ly land of Oz, and a (G)wick ed er, wick ed er, (Ddim)wick ed er witch there (G7)nev er, nev er (C)was.
She filled the folks in Munch kin land with ter ror and with (B)dread, ’til (F)one fine day from (Fm)Kan sas way a (C)cy clone caught a (D)house that brought the (Dm7)wick ed, wick ed, (Em)witch her doom as (F)she was fly ing (G7)on her broom.
For the (C)house fell on her (A7)head and the (Dm7)cor o ner pro (G)nounced her (C)dead,
and (G)through the town the joy ous news was (G7)spread.
(C)Ding dong, the witch is dead!
Which old witch?
The (G7)wick ed (C)witch.
(C)Ding dong, the wick ed witch is dead.
Wake up, you sleep y head, rub your eyes, get (G)out of (C)bed.
(C)Wake up, the (G7)wick ed witch is (C7)dead!
She’s (Am)gone where the gob lins go be low, be low, be low yo (D7)ho let’s o pen up and (G7)sing, and ring the bells out: (C)Ding dong, the mer ry o, sing it high, (G7)sing it (C)low.
(C)Let them know the (Fmaj7)wick ed (G)witch is (C)dead.
This page shows “Ding-dong! The Witch Is Dead” by Harold Arlen in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 160 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.