Sorry gen2. The site is very slow and showed me 'No answers have been given," and by the time my answer made its way you'd already ansered 3 minutes earlier.
I think some confusion has arisen because Bert Lahr played two roles in the film; that of Zeke and that of The Cowardly Lion. According to Wikipedia, Zeke was one of three farmhands (Hunk, Hickory and Zeke).