No One Mourns the Wicked
Idina Menzel
Wicked
No One Mourns the Wicked - Idina Menzel
GOOD NEWS
SHE'S DEAD
THE WITCH OF THE WEST IS DEAD
THE WICKEDEST WITCH THERE EVER WAS
THE ENEMY OF ALL OF US HERE IN OZ IS DEAD
GOOD NEWS
GOOD NEWS
Someone in Crowd:
Look It's Galinda
Galinda:
(spoken) Fellow Ozians
LET US BE GLAD
LET US BE GRATEFUL
LET US REJOICIFY THAT GOODNESS COULD SUBDUE
THE WICKED WORKINGS OF YOU-KNOW-WHO
ISN'T IT NICE TO KNOW
THAT GOOD WILL CONQUER EVIL
THE TRUTH WE ALL BELIEVE'LL BY AND BY
OUTLIVE A LIE
FOR YOU AND--
Someone in the Crowd:
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
Another Person:
NO ONE CRIES: "THEY WON'T RETURN "
All:
NO ONE LAYS A LILY ON THEIR GRAVE
Man:
THE GOOD MAN SCORNS THE WICKED
Women:
THROUGH THEIR LIVES OUR CHILDREN LEARN:
All:
WHAT WE MISS
WHEN WE MISBEHAVE
Galinda:
AND GOODNESS KNOWS
THE WICKED'S LIVES ARE LONELY
GOODNESS KNOWS
THE WICKED DIE ALONE
IT JUST SHOWS WHEN YOU'RE WICKED
YOU'RE LEFT ONLY
ON YOUR OWN
All:
YES GOODNESS KNOWS
THE WICKED'S LIVES ARE LONELY
GOODNESS KNOWS
THE WICKED CRY ALONE
NOTHING GROWS FOR THE WICKED
THEY REAP ONLY
WHAT THEY'VE SOWN
Galinda:
Are people born Wicked Or do they have Wickedness thrust upon them
After all she had a father She had a mother as so many do
Father:
HOW I HATE TO GO AND LEAVE YOU LONELY
Mother:
THAT'S ALRIGHT--IT'S ONLY JUST ONE NIGHT
Father:
BUT KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE IN MY HEART WHILE I'M OUT OF YOUR SIGHT
Galinda:
And like every family- they had their secrets
Lover:
HAVE ANOTHER DRINK MY DARK-EYED BEAUTY
I'VE GOT ONE MORE NIGHT LEFT HERE IN TOWN
SO HAVE ANOTHER DRINK OF GREEN ELIXIR
AND WE'LL HAVE OURSELVES A LITTLE MIXER
HAVE ANOTHER LITTLE SWALLOW LITTLE LADY
AND FOLLOW ME DOWN
Galinda:
And of course from the moment she was born she was - well - different
Midwife:
IT'S COMING
Father:
NOW
Midwife:
THE BABY'S COMING
Father:
AND HOW
Midwife and Father:
I SEE A NOSE
I SEE A CURL
IT'S A HEALTHY PERFECT
LOVELY LITTLE -
Father:
Sweet Oz
Mother:
What is it What's wrong
Midwife:
HOW CAN IT BE
Father:
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
Midwife:
IT'S ATROCIOUS
Father:
IT'S OBSCENE
Midwife and Father:
LIKE A FROGGY FERNY CABBAGE
THE BABY IS UNNATURALLY-
All:
GREEN
Father:
Take it away take it away
Galinda:
So you see - it couldn't have been easy
All:
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
NOW AT LAST SHE'S DEAD AND GONE
NOW AT LAST THERE'S JOY THROUGHOUT THE LAND
AND
GOODNESS KNOWS
WE KNOW WHAT GOODNESS IS
GOODNESS KNOWS
THE WICKED DIE ALONE
Galinda:
SHE DIED ALONE
All:
WOE TO THOSE
WHO SPURN WHAT GOODNESSES
THEY ARE SHOWN
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
Galinda:
GOOD NEWS
Crowd:
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
Galinda:
GOOD NEWS
All:
NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED
WICKED
WICKED