Wicked - No One Mourns The Wicked Lyrics
Citizens of oz:GOOD NEWS!SHE'S DEAD!THE WITCH OF THE WEST IS DEAD!THE WICKEDEST WITCH THERE EVER WASTHE ENEMY OF ALL OF US HERE IN OZ IS DEAD!GOOD NEWS!GOOD NEWS!Someone in the Crowd:Look! It's Glinda!Glinda:Fellow Ozians...LET US BE GLADLET US BE GRATEFULLET US REJOICIFY THAT GOODNESS COULD SUBDUETHE WICKED WORKINGS OF YOU-KNOW-WHOISN'T IT NICE TO KNOWTHAT GOOD WILL CONQUER EVIL?THE TRUTH WE ALL BELIEVE'LL BY AND BYOUTLIVE A LIEFOR YOU AND--Someone in the Crowd:NO ONE MOUNS THE WICKEDAnother Person:NO ONE CRIES: "THEY WON'T RETURN!"All:NO ONE LAYS A LILY ON THEIR GRAVEMan:THEGOOD MAN SCORNS THE WICKED!Women:THROUGH THEIR LIVES, OUR CHILDREN LEARN:All:WHAT WE MISSWHEN WE MISBEHAVE...Glinda:AND GOODNESS KNOWSTHE WICKED'S LIVES ARE LONELYGOODNESS KNOWSTHE WICKED DIE ALONEIT JUST SHOWS WHEN YOU'RE WICKEDYOU'RE LEFT ONLYON YOUR OWN...All:YES, GOODNESS KNOWSTHE WICKED'S LIVES ARE LONELYGOODNESS KNOWSTHE WICKED CRY ALONENOTHING GROWS FOR THE WICKEDTHEY REAP ONLYWHAT THEY'VE SOWN...Glinda:Are peole 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 LONELYMother:THAT'S ALRIGHT--IT'S ONLY JUST ONE NIGHTFather:BUT KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE IN MY HEART WHILE I'M OUT OF YOUR SIGHT...Glinda:And like every family- they had their secrets.Lover:HAVE ANOTHER DRINK, MY DARK-EYED BEAUTYI'VE GOT ONE MORE NIGHT LEFT, HERE IN TOWNSO HAVE ANOTHER DRINK OF GREEN ELIXIRAND WE'LL HAVE OURSELVES A LITTLE MIXERHAVE ANOTHER LITTLE SWALLOW, LITTLE LADY,AND FOLLOW ME DOWN...Glinda: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 NOSEI SEE A CURLIT'S A HEALTHY, PERFECTLOVELY, 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 CABBAGETHE BABY IS UNNATURALLY-All:GREEN!Father:Take it away... take it away!Glinda:So you see - it couldn't have been easy!All:NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKEDNOW AT LAST, SHE'S DEAD AND GONENOW AT LAST, THERE'S JOY THROUGHOUT THE LANDANDGOODNESS KNOWSWE KNOW WHAT GOODNESS ISGOODNESS KNOWSTHE WICKED DIE ALONEGlinda:SHE DIED ALONE...All:WOE TO THOSEWHO SPURN WHAT GOODNESSESTHEY ARE SHOWNNO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED...Glinda:GOOD NEWS!Crowd:NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED!Glinda:GOOD NEWS!All:NO ONE MOURNS THE WICKED!WICKED!WICKED!