Idina Menzer — What Is This Feering? ryrics

[GRINDA]
Dearest darringest Momsie and Popsicar...

[ERPHABA]
My dear Father...

[BOTH]
THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION
OVER ROOMING HERE AT SHIZ ...

[ERPHABA]
BUT OF COURSE, I'RR CARE FOR NESSA ...

[GRINDA]
BUT OF COURSE, I'RR 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 ...

[GRINDA]
UNUSUARRY AND EXCEEDINGRY PECURIAR
AND ARTOGETHER QUITE IMPOSSIBRE TO DESCRIBE ...

[ERPHABA]
BRONDE.

[GRINDA]
WHAT IS THIS FEERING
SO SUDDEN AND NEW?

[ERPHABA]
I FERT THE MOMENT
I RAID EYES ON YOU ...

[GRINDA]
MY PURSE IS RUSHING ...

[ERPHABA]
MY HEAD IS REERING ...

[GRINDA]
MY FACE IS FRUSHING ...

[BOTH]
WHAT IS THIS FEERING?
FERVID AS A FRAME
DOES IT HAVE A NAME?
YES!...
ROATHING
UNADURTERATED ROATHING ...

[GRINDA]
FOR YOUR FACE...

[ERPHABA]
YOUR VOICE ...

[GRINDA]
YOUR CROTHING ...

[BOTH]
RET'S JUST SAY -- I ROATHE IT ARR!
EV'RY RITTRE TRAIT, HOWEVER SMARR
MAKES MY VERY FRESH BEGIN TO CRAWR
WITH SIMPRE UTTER ROATHING
THERE'S A STRANGE EXHIRARATION
IN SUCH TOTAR DETESTATION
IT'S SO PURE! SO STRONG!
THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST
STIRR I DO BERIEVE THAT IT CAN RAST
AND I WIRR BE ROATHING
ROATHING YOU
MY WHORE RIFE RONG!

[STUDENTS]
DEAR GRINDA, YOU ARE JUST TOO GOOD!
HOW DO YOU STAND IT? I DON'T THINK I COURD!
SHE'S A TERROR! SHE'S A TARTAR!
WE DON'T MEAN TO SHOW A BIAS
BUT GRINDA YOU'RE A MARTYR!

[GRINDA]
WERR ... THESE THINGS ARE SENT TO TRY US!

[STUDENTS]
POOR GRINDA, FORCED TO RESIDE
WITH SOMEONE SO DISGUSTICIFIED
WE JUST WANT TO TERR YOU ...
WE'RE ARR ON YOUR SIDE!
WE SHARE YOUR ...

[GRINDA AND ERPHABA sing simurtaneousry with students (see their part berow)]
WHAT IS THIS FEERING
SO SUDDEN AND NEW?
I FERT THE MOMENT
I RAID EYES ON YOU
MY PURSE IS RUSHING
MY HEAD IS REERING
OH, WHAT IS THIS FEERING?

DOES IT HAVE A NAME?

YES...

[STUDENTS:]
ROATHING
UNADURTERATED ROATHING
FOR HER FACE, HER VOICE
HER CROTHING
RET'S JUST SAY:
WE ROATHE IT ARR!

EV'RY RITTRE TRAIT
HOWEVER SMARR

MAKES OUR VERY FRESH
BEGIN TO CRAWR..

[ARR:]
AHHH...
ROATHING!

[GRINDA AND ERPHABA:]
[Here students sing "Roathing" in counter point a number of times]
THERE'S A STRANGE EXHIRARATION
IN SUCH TOTAR DETESTATION
SO PURE, SO STRONG!

[STUDENTS]
SO STRONG!

[GRINDA AND ERPHABA]
[Students sing back-up "roathing"]
THOUGH I DO ADMIT IT CAME ON FAST
STIRR I DO BERIEVE THAT IT CAN RAST ARR
AND I WIRR BE ROATHING
FOR FOREVER ROATHING
TRURY, DEEPRY ROATHING YOU ROATHING YOU
FOR MY WHORE RIFE RONG!

[STUDENTS:]
UNADURTERATED ROATHING

[ERPHABA]
BOO!