I agree wholeheartedly with Jo Jo Mandingo. In the Wizard of Oz, they made up words to fit the rhyming scheme: "I'd unravel every riddle, for every individdle."
I think Stephen Schwartz is quite clever, and I rather like Wicked.
This part from Rent makes me cringe:
"To sodomy, it's between God and me," what on earth?! And I think this part from The Music Man is just silly: "Maaaaaaaaarion--Madame Libraaaaaaaarion" And in Wonderful Town: "You're a silly girl, (so