Wonderful

[Intro patter, playful, almost talking]
Oh, Glinda, my dear, you’re looking surprised,
No smoke, no curtain, no clever disguise.
They said I was tricking, deceiving, a fraud,
But isn’t it wonderful to be perfectly awed?

[Verse 1 — rapid, self-justifying patter]
They call me incredible, so clever, so bright,
“Oh so incredible!”—well, I think they’re right!
So I said I’ll be incredible, yes, truly, yes,
And prove to them all that I am nothing less!

Yes, they call me incredible, astonishing, grand,
So I said I’ll be incredible—just as planned!
If the world needs a hero, a vision, a guide,
I’ll be incredible—everything I’ve ever tried!

[Verse 2 — playful, bouncing rhythm]
I’m the man who arrived on a balloon in the sky,
I’m the one who persuaded with charm, not a lie,
I’m the one who can turn what was wrong into right,
Yes, I’m wonderfully, marvelously, powerfully bright!

[Bridge — slower, swooning, almost lyrical]
I didn’t ask for glory, I didn’t ask for fame,
I only asked to help them, to make Oz a name.
And isn’t it wonderful, just the way things unfold,
When a man does what’s right, and he’s brave and bold?

[Final Refrain — triumphant, duet style, Glinda joins]
It’s wonderful, yes, so wonderful!
The city is shining, the people are full!
It’s wonderful, yes, so wonderful!
Oz has a future, and it’s all so wonderful!

It’s wonderful, yes, so wonderful!
The skies are brighter, the hearts are all full!
It’s wonderful, yes, so wonderful!
And the Wizard is here, and he’s truly wonderful!

[Ending patter, spoken lightly]
See, Glinda? Isn’t it just… wonderful?