One Short Day
Elphaba:(spoken) Come with me, to the Emerald City.
Tourists:One short dayIn the Emerald City
Glinda:(spoken) Oh, I've always wanted to see the Emerald City!
Tourists:One short dayIn the Emerald City
One short dayIn the Emerald CityOne short dayFull of so much to doEvery wayThat you look in the cityThere's something exquisiteYou'll want to visitBefore the day's through
Elphaba:There are buildings as tallAs Quoxwood trees
Glinda:Dress salons
Elphaba:And libraries
Glinda:Palaces!
Elphaba:Museums!
Both:A hundred strongThere 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 placeWhere we belongI wanna beIn this hoi polloi
Elphaba:So I'll be back for good someday
Both:To make my life and make my wayBut for today, we'll wander and enjoy
All:One short dayIn the Emerald CityOne short dayTo have a lifetime of funOne short day
Both:And we're warning the cityNow that we're in hereYou'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 mageWhose major itineraryIs making all Oz merrier?Who's the sageWho's sagely sailed in to save our posteriorsWhose enthuse for hot air ballooningHas all of Oz honeymooningWoo - oo - ooIsn't he wonderful, our wonderful Wizard?
Audience (Wizomania Chorus):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)(Our posteriors)What a wayTo be seeing the city
Both:Where so many roam toWe'll call it home, tooAnd then, just like nowWe can sayWe're just two friends
Elphaba:Two good friends
Glinda:Two best friends
All:Sharing one wonderfulOne short
Guard:(spoken) The Wizard will see you now!
All:Day!