<P> `` Ding - Dong ! The Witch Is Dead '' is the centerpiece of several individual songs in an extended set - piece performed by the Munchkins , Glinda ( Billie Burke ) and Dorothy Gale ( Judy Garland ) in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz . It was also sung by studio singers and represented as being sung by the Winkie soldiers . It was composed by Harold Arlen , with the lyrics written by E.Y. Harburg . </P>
who sings ding dong the witch is dead in the wizard of oz
Munchkins Glinda Dorothy Gale