[GLINDA]

Dearest darlingest Momsie and Popsical... [ELPHABA]

My dear Father... [BOTH]

THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ... [ELPHABA]

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL CARE FOR NESSA ... [GLINDA]

BUT OF COURSE, I'LL RISE ABOVE IT ... [BOTH]

FOR I KNOW THAT'S HOW YOU'D WANT ME TO RESPOND

YES, THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION

FOR YOU SEE, MY ROOM-MATE IS ... [GLINDA]

UNUSUALLY AND EXCEEDINGLY PECULIAR

AND ALTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE ... [ELPHABA]

BLONDE. [GLINDA]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW? [ELPHABA]

I FELT THE MOMENT

I LAID EYES ON YOU ... [GLINDA]

MY PULSE IS RUSHING ... [ELPHABA]

MY HEAD IS REELING ... [GLINDA]

MY FACE IS FLUSHING ... [BOTH]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING?

FERVID AS A FLAME

DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

YES!...

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING ... [GLINDA]

FOR YOUR FACE... [ELPHABA]

YOUR VOICE ... [GLINDA]

YOUR CLOTHING ... [BOTH]

LET'S JUST SAY -- I LOATHE IT ALL!

EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMALL

MAKES MY VERY FLESH BEGIN TO CRAWL

WITH SIMPLE UTTER LOATHING

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION

IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG!

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

LOATHING YOU

MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! [STUDENTS]

DEAR GLINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD!

HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COULD!

SHE'S A TERROR! SHE'S A TARTAR!

WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS

BUT GLINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR! [GLINDA]

WELL ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US! [STUDENTS]

POOR GLINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE

WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED

WE JUST WANT TO TELL YOU ...

WE'RE ALL ON YOUR SIDE!

WE SHARE YOUR ... [GLINDA AND ELPHABA sing simultaneously with students (see their part below)]

WHAT IS THIS FEELING

SO SUDDEN AND NEW?

I FELT THE MOMENT

I LAID EYES ON YOU

MY PULSE IS RUSHING

MY HEAD IS REELING

OH, WHAT IS THIS FEELING? DOES IT HAVE A NAME? YES... [STUDENTS:]

LOATHING

UNADULTERATED LOATHING

FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE

HER CLOTHING

LET'S JUST SAY:

WE LOATHE IT ALL! EV'RY LITTLE TRAIT

HOWEVER SMALL MAKES OUR VERY FLESH

BEGIN TO CRAWL.. [ALL:]

AHHH...

LOATHING! [GLINDA AND ELPHABA:]

[Here students sing "Loathing" in counter point a number of times]

THERE'S A STRANGE EXHILARATION

IN SUCH TOTAL DETESTATION

SO PURE, SO STRONG! [STUDENTS]

SO STRONG! [GLINDA AND ELPHABA]

[Students sing back-up "loathing"]

THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST

STILL I DO BELIEVE THAT IT CAN LAST

AND I WILL BE LOATHING

FOR FOREVER LOATHING

TRULY, DEEPLY LOATHING YOU LOATHING YOU

FOR MY WHOLE LIFE LONG! [STUDENTS:]

UNADULTERATED LOATHING [ELPHABA]

BOO!