March of the Witch Hunters is a song after No Good Deed. In this song we see an angry mob who are about to set off for Kiamo Ko, where Elphaba is hiding, among them is Boq (now having been transformed into the Tin Man) and the Cowardly Lion. In a scene between the sung parts we see how Glinda discovers that Madame Morrible was behind the death of Nessarose and that she and the Wizard plotted against Elphaba.
In each production, the witch hunters are wielding Witch Hunting Weapons. Also, if you watch closely during this scene, you can see Elphaba sneak into the crowd of Witch Hunters so that she is on stage when the scene transitions to Kiamo Ko.
Lyrics[]
(OZIANS)
Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
(VICIOUS WOMAN)
(spoken) Good fortune, Witch Hunters!
(OZIANS)
Go and hunt her
And find her
And kill her
(RABID MAN)
(spoken) Kill the Witch!
(OZIANS)
Wickedness must be punished
Evil effectively eliminated
Wickedness must be punished
Kill the Witch!
(TINMAN)
(spoken) And this is more than just a service to the Wizard.
I have a personal score to settle with Elph- with the Witch!
(sung) It's due to her I'm made of tin
Her spell made this occur
So for once I'm glad I'm heartless
I'll be heartless killing her!
(Mob cheers)
And the lion also has a grievance to repay
If she'd let him fight his own battles
When he was young
He wouldn't be a coward, today!
(CROWD)
Kill her! Kill the witch!
(ALL)
Wickedness must be punished
Brave Witch-Hunters, I would join you if I could
Because Wickedness must be punished
Punished
Punished
For good!
Trivia[]
- During this number, Morrible, Glinda, and Boq (Tin Man) have talking lines.