Composer: Burton Lane
Lyricist: E. Y. Harburg
"Finian's Rainbow" has a beautiful score with easily remembered and sung melodies and lyrics. Several of the songs have been popular hits and still are sung in concerts by popular artists even though the score was first written for the 1947 Broadway show.
How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
As Sharon and Finnegan cross the US hills and mountains, Sharon laments leaving Ireland and she wonders, "How Are Things in Glocca Morra?" this fine day.
There is no real Glocca Morra in Ireland - the name was created by Burton Lane for the song. There have been many recorded versions of the song, starting with Dick Haymes' popular hit in 1946. Other singers who have recorded the song include Bing Crosby, Barbra Streisand and Julie Andrews.
This Time of the Year
Howard and the other residents of the plantation, while waiting for Woody to return, celebrate the joys of Spring by singing and dancing about "This Time of the Year."
Look to the Rainbow
Sharon explains her father's philosophy of hopes and dreams when she tells the plantation residents to "Look to the Rainbow" and "follow the fellow who follows his dream."
Old Devil Moon
Woody tells Sharon that he is falling in love with her because of that "Old Devil Moon" in her eyes.
One of the most popular recordings of "Old Devil Moon" was by Frank Sinatra in 1956.
Something Sort of Grandish
Og explains his first pangs of love for Sharon as "Something Sort of Grandish."
If This Isn’t Love
Susan explains, through dance, her feelings after seeing Og, and the plantation residents translate her dance and sing "If This Isn't Love."
"If This Isn't Love" was a popular hit song in the 1950s for Rosemary Clooney (1951), Bing Crosby (1953) and Frank Sinatra (1955).
That Great Come-and-Get-It Day
Woody gets a Sears Roebuck catalog and credit and tells his friends that soon it will be "That Great Come-and-Get-It Day."
When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich
Finian and the plantation residents dance and sing about the day when fortunes will change and "When the Idle Poor Become the Idle Rich."
The Begat
Senator Rawkins becomes the fourth member of an African-American singing group and they sing about "The Begat."
When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love
When Og falls in love with Susan, he explains to her that "When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love," I love the girl I'm near (i.e., Susan).