Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz/John Powell
Music: Stephen Schwartz/John Powell
We animals are now being blamed for everything that goes wrong
Forced from our jobs, told to keep silent
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 only can screech
Only rumors, but still enough to give pause
To anyone with paws
Something bad is happening in Oz
Something bad? Happening in
That's it, I'm leaving Oz
While I can still speak the word, "Goodbye"
Doctor Dillamond, if animals are losing the ability to speak
Leaving Oz, then someone's got to tell the wizard
That's why we have a wizard
So nothing bad
Perhaps you're right
Nothing all that bad
Nothing truly bad
Sorry, bad
Must be catching a cold
It couldn't happen here in Oz