Wicked Lyrics - "One Short Day"

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"One Short Day" (in the Emerald City)

TOURISTS
ONE SHORT DAY
IN THE EMERALD CITY...

GLINDA
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 THIS CITY
THERE'S SOMETHING EXQUISITE
YOU'LL WANT TO VISIT
BEFORE THE DAY'S THROUGH!

ELPHABA
THERE ARE BUILDINGS TALL AS QUOXWOOD TREES

GLINDA
DRESS SALONS

ELPHABA
AND LIBRARIES

GLINDA
PALACES!

ELPHABA
MUSEUMS!

BOTH
A 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

GLINDA
TO MAKE MY LIFE AND MAKE MY WAY

BOTH
BUT FOR TODAY, WE'LL WANDER AND ENJOY …

ALL
ONE SHORT DAY
IN THE EMERALD CITY
ONE SHORT DAY
TO HAVE ALIFETIME 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!

They are in front of a Broadway style marquee that reads "WIZ-O-MANIA."....

WIZOMANIA CHORUS
WHO'S THE MAGE
WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY
IS MAKING ALL OZ MERRIER?
WHO'S THE SAGE
WHO SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE
OUR POSTERIERS?
WHOSE ENTHUSE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING
HAS ALL OF OZ HONEYMOONING?
WOO -- OO -- OO ...
WIZ-N'T HE WONDERFUL?
(OUR WONDERFUL WIZARD!)

The Wiz-o-maniacs REPEAT the chorus as Elphaba, Glinda and the rest of the audience sing in counterpoint

THEN:

ALL
WHAT A WAY
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 …

They look at each other, realizing that what Glinda has just said is true.

ALL
SHARING ONE WONDERFUL
ONE SHORT …

A Guard pops his head out of the door to the Wizard's Palace --

GUARD
The Wizard will see you now!

ALL
DAY!

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