One Short Day Songtext
von The New Musical Cast of 'WICKED'

ELPHABA: (spoken) Come with me. To the Emerald City.

TOURISTS: One short day, in the Emerald City
GLINDA: 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
Every 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 tall as Quoxwood trees

GLINDA: Dress salons

ELPHABA: 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 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 Who′s the mage
Whose major itinerary is making all of 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 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 (Who′s 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!