One Short Day - Wicked, The New Musical Players

TOURISTS

One short day

In the Emerald City

GLINDA

(spoken) Oh, I’ve always wanted to see the Emerald City:

TOURISTS

One short day

In the Emerald City

One short day

In the Emerald City

One short day

Full of so much to do Ev’ry way

That you look in the city

There’s something exquisite

You’ll want to visit

Before the day’s through

ELPHABA

There are buildings as tall as Quoxwood trees

GLINDA

Dress salons

ELPHABA

And libraries

GLINDAPalaces!

ELPHABA

Museums!

BOTHA hundred strong:

There are wonders like I’ve never seen

GLINDA

It’s all grand

ELPHABA

And it’s all green!

BOTH

I think we’ve found the place where we belong!

I wanna be In this hoi polloi

ELPHABA

So I’ll be back for good someday

BOTH

To make my life and make my way

But for today, we’ll wander and enjoy:

ALL

One short day

In the Emerald City

One short day

To have a lifetime of fun

One short day

ELPHABA AND GLINDA

And we’re warning the city

Now that we’re in here

You’ll know we’ve been here

ALL

Before we are done!

GLINDA

(spoken) Elphie — come on — we’ll be late for Wizomania!

WIZOMANIA CHORUS

Who’s the mage

Whose major itinerary

Is making all Oz merrier?

Who’s the sage

Who’s sagely sailed in to save our posteriors?

Whose enthuse for hot air ballooning

Has all of Oz honeymooning?

Woo — oo -oo

Wizn’t he wonderful?

(Our wonderful Wizard!)

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One short day Who’s the mage

In the Emerald City Whose major itinerary

One short day Is making all Oz merrier

To have a lifetime Whose the sage who

Of fun Sagely sailed in to save

What a way Our posteriors

To be seeing the city:

ELPHABA AND GLINDA

Where so many roam to We’ll call it home, too

And then, just like now

We can say:

We’re just two friends

ELPHABA

Two good friends

GLINDA

Two best friends

ALL

Sharing one wonderful

One short:

GUARD

(spoken) The Wizard will see you now!

ALL

Day!