Lyrics One Short Day - The Theatrelands

One Short Day

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!)
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
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!