Dr. Dillamond: [Spoken]
Oh, Miss Elphaba, the things one hears these days.
Dreadful things--
[Sung]
I've heard of an Ox,
A professor from Quox,
No longer permitted to teach,
Who has lost all powers of speech!
And an Owl in Munchkin Rock,
A vicar with a thriving flock,
Forbidden to preach
Now he can only screech!
Only rumors, but still,
Enough to give pause
To anyone with paws!
Something bad
Is happening in Oz.

Elphaba:
Something bad?
Happening in Oz?

Dr. Dillamond:
Under the surface,
Behind the scenes,
Something--
[Bleats]
Bad!
[Spoken]
Sorry. Bad.

Elphaba: [Spoken]
Doctor Dillamond, if something bad is happening to
the Animals, someone's got to tell the Wizard. That's
why we have a Wizard.
[Sung]
So nothing bad.

Dr. Dillamond: [Spoken]
I hope you are right.

Both:
Nothing all that bad.

Dr. Dillamond:
Nothing truly--
[Bleats]
Bad!
[Spoken]
Sorry. Bad.

Elphaba:
It couldn't happen here
In Oz.