[TOURISTS]
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ONE SHORT DAY
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IN THE EMERALD CITY...
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[GLINDA]
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I've always wanted to see the Emerald City.
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[TOURISTS]
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ONE SHORT DAY
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IN THE EMERALD CITY ...
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ONE SHORT DAY
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IN THE EMERALD CITY
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ONE SHORT DAY
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FULL OF SO MUCH TO DO
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EV'RY WAY
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THAT YOU LOOK IN THIS CITY
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THERE'S SOMETHING EXQUISITE
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YOU'LL WANT TO VISIT
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BEFORE THE DAY'S THROUGH!
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[ELPHABA]
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THERE ARE BUILDINGS TALL AS QUOXWOOD TREES
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[GLINDA]
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DRESS SALONS
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[ELPHABA]
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AND LIBRARIES
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[GLINDA]
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PALACES!
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[ELPHABA]
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MUSEUMS!
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[BOTH]
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A HUNDRED STRONG ...
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THERE ARE WONDERS LIKE I'VE NEVER SEEN
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[GLINDA]
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IT'S ALL GRAND
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[ELPHABA]
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AND IT'S ALL GREEN
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[BOTH]
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I THINK WE'VE FOUND THE PLACE WHERE WE BELONG!
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I WANNA BE
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IN THIS HOI POLLOI
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[ELPHABA]
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SO I'LL BE BACK FOR GOOD SOMEDAY
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[GLINDA]
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TO MAKE MY LIFE AND MAKE MY WAY
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[BOTH]
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BUT FOR TODAY, WE'LL WANDER AND ENJOY ...
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[ALL]
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ONE SHORT DAY
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IN THE EMERALD CITY
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ONE SHORT DAY
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TO HAVE ALIFETIME OF FUN
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ONE SHORT DAY...
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[ELPHABA AND GLINDA]
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AND WE'RE WARNING THE CITY...
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NOW THAT WE'RE IN HERE
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YOU'LL KNOW WE'VE BEEN HERE
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[ALL]
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BEFORE WE ARE DONE!
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They are in front of a Broadway style marquee that reads "WIZ-O-MANIA."....
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[WIZOMANIA CHORUS]
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WHO'S THE MAGE
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WHOSE MAJOR ITINERARY
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IS MAKING ALL OZ MERRIER?
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WHO'S THE SAGE
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WHO SAGELY SAILED IN TO SAVE
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OUR POSTERIERS?
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WHOSE ENTHUSE FOR HOT AIR BALLOONING
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HAS ALL OF OZ HONEYMOONING?
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WOO -- OO -- OO ...
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WIZ-N'T HE WONDERFUL?
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(OUR WONDERFUL WIZARD!)
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The Wiz-o-maniacs REPEAT the chorus as Elphaba, Glinda and the rest of the audience sing in counterpoint
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THEN...
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[ALL]
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WHAT A WAY
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TO BE SEEING THE CITY...
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[ELPHABA AND GLINDA]
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WHERE SO MANY ROAM TO
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WE'LL CALL IT HOME TOO
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AND THEN, JUST LIKE NOW
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WE CAN SAY:
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WE'RE JUST TWO FRIENDS ...
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[ELPHABA]
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TWO GOOD FRIENDS ...
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[GLINDA]
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TWO BEST FRIENDS ...
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They look at each other, realizing that what Glinda has just said is true.
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[ALL]
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SHARING ONE WONDERFUL
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ONE SHORT ...
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A Guard pops his head out of the door to the Wizard's Palace --
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[GUARD]
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The Wizard will see you now!
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[ALL]
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DAY!
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One Short Day
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| Idina Menzel |
