'One short day' is the songs Elphaba and Glinda sing, with the people in the city they go to the Emerald city it was one of the first songs written for the play, but it was a lot different from the way it is now. It is the eighth song in Act 1
Plot[]
Elphaba is going to goto the Emerald city by herself, but Glinda is upset that Fiyero Tigelaar does not
love her anymore, so Elphaba lets Glinda come with her. They stop in this city on the way to meet the Wizard. They see all kinds of things they have never seen before while they are the Emerald city, there building that a taller then trees, and Elphaba is happy since no one is making fun of her green skin. She decides that this is where she belongs.
Lyrics[]
Sung-Normal Text
Spoken=Bold
Elphaba
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 as 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 a lifetime of fun
One short day
Both
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
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
Wiz-n'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 posterior)
All
What a way
To be seeing the city
Both 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
The Wizard will see you now!
All Day!