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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Man, how many times we gonna fix this old gate, man?

Makes more sense to just tear it down and start over.

(DOG BARKING)

Not you again!

— Get out of the way! Get out of the way! — (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

— Heel! — Get him!

— Get out of the way, man! — You're embarrassing yourself.

Looked like he might have wet himself too!

That is a vicious canine.

Man. This is a mop with feet.

And that's a big old scaredy-cat!

Well, you go ahead on and laugh.

He can't bite through that brace on your leg.

Toto! Toto! Toto...

— (SIGHS) Come back here. — Well, good morning, Miss Dorothy.

— Robert found your dog for you. — I told you, you can't come with me.

— Somebody takin' a trip? — Or running away from home again?

You can't run away from home if you're not home to start with.

Wait a minute. Don't she live here?

I coulda swore she lived right here.

Dorothy Gale, I am too old to be chasin' you down.

I swear I don't know who needs a leash more, you or that dog.

— Uh, morning, Miss Em. — ROBERT: Morning, ma'am.

And why are you three standing around?

Can't you see the leaves are turning over?

Storm's coming. Can't you see?

Well, we're still cleaning up the last.

Oh, go on, get everything back to the barn.

Lock down the shutters and turn the horses out.

— MEN: Yes, ma'am. — And take this dog with you.

So, I guess you won't be helping me with the laundry today.

(SCOFFS) Dorothy.

I don't know what to do with you.

You don't gotta do nothing.

Well, that'll make a nice break from worrying about you day and night.

Why should you worry?

You're not my mother.

No, I'm your mother's big sister.

And when you get your face all balled up mad like that,

it's almost like having her back with me.

You're so like her.

Stubborn, strong, smart and beautiful...

I don't belong here.

I hate that school and everyone in it.

I hate this place.

I wanna go back home where I come from.

Sweet girl, if I had the magic to put your mama and daddy

back in that house for you, I'd snap my fingers

and they'd be there waitin' supper.

But you know as well as me your folks are gone.

Gone, baby.

Lost in that accident.

And all the wishin' in the world ain't changing that.

Back there's my home.

Back there's nothing but an empty apartment.

And my school and my friends, and no one riding me to do chores

or watching over every little thing I do 24 hours a day.

Oh, I can remember a time, not so long ago,

you used to like me watchin' over you.

Used to be your favourite aunt.

I remember when you'd come running to hide yourself

behind my apron at bath time. (CHUCKLES)

Anything to avoid your mama's soap and washcloth.

You think I give you chores to be ornery?

Being part of a family guarantees you always got love,

but you got responsibility too.

Home is something got to be earned.

Now, the storm ain't waiting on one little girl to come to her senses.

Let's go, child. We need to get to shelter.

Much as I love you, and much as I think I know what's right,

I can't lock you up in your room for the rest of your life.

All I can do is pray you'll choose the path

that will lead you back

to the ones who love you.

♪ Put your arms around me, child

♪ Like when you bumped your shin

♪ Then you'll know I love you now

♪ As I loved you then

♪ Though you may be trying sometimes and I'll need you

♪ And you're not there

♪ I may get mad and turn you away

♪ But Lord knows I still care

♪ But you cannot ask for more

♪ Than can come from me

♪ I am different than you are

♪ And one day you'll see

♪ So if I lose my patience with you

♪ And suddenly start to scream

♪ It's only because I want you to be

♪ Everything I see in my dreams

♪ And I'd like to know that it's there

♪ The feeling we once had

♪ When you know that you can You can come to me

— ♪ Whenever you're feeling bad — ♪ Don't lose the feeling we once had

♪ Don't lose the feeling we once had... ♪

(AUNT EM GIGGLES)

♪ Though you're growing older now and I'm watching you grow

♪ Should I make you sad sometimes

♪ I see your feelings show

♪ But one day I'll look around

♪ And you, you will be grown

♪ You'll be out in the world Such a pretty little girl

— ♪ But you'll be out there on your own — ♪ You'll be on your own

♪ And I'd like to know that it's there

— ♪ The feeling we once had — ♪ Don't lose the feelin'

♪ When you know that you can

♪ You can come to me whenever you're feeling bad

— ♪ The feeling we once had — ♪ Don't lose it

♪ The feeling we once had That we had, that we had

♪ The feeling we once had ♪

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

This storm means business. We best get inside.

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

DOROTHY: Aunt Em!

(♪ VOCALISING)

(DOROTHY SOBBING)

(PANTING)

Aunt Em?

Aunt Em, where are you?

(SOBBING)

Aunt Em?

MUNCHKIN 1: Aunt Em?

— Aunt Em? — MUNCHKIN 2: Aunt Em?

Who's saying that?

— MUNCHKIN 3: Who's saying what? — DOROTHY: Who are you?

I'll be the one askin' the questions from here on out.

From here on in.

— From here on in or out! — Ah... Mm-hm.

— This here's a murder investigation. — Murder?

— Murder! — I don't know anything about a murder.

— That's what they all say. — Is that there your house?

It's my Aunt Em's house.

Ask her about these feet!

And are those feet stickin' out from under your Aunt Em's house?

(STAMMERING) I don't know. It appears so.

And is the person attached to them feet dead?

— How should I know? I'm no doctor. — ALL: Oh!

There's a house sitting on top of her. You do the math.

Let the witness answer!

It appears so.

Well, there you have it.

A murder victim, a murder weapon and a murder suspect.

— What say the jury? — MUNCHKINS: Guilty!

You have heard the findings of this court.

You've been found guilty of murder in the house degree.

Bailiff, throw her a party!

(ALL CHEERING)

I don't understand.

You just killed Evvamean, the Wicked Witch of the East,

and we can't thank you enough!

(TWINKLING MUSIC PLAYING)

(COUGHING)

Where is it? Where's that house I seen flying by?

(EXCITED GREETINGS)

— Who is she? — Who is she?

I'm the Good Witch of the North.

Doesn't ring a bell?

Perhaps you know me by my stage name, "Addaperle, the Feel-good Girl."

— MUNCHKINS: Woo-hoo-hoo! — I got a little magic act.

(MUNCHKINS GASP)

MUNCHKINS: Ooh! (LAUGHING)

Thank you. (CHUCKLES) I do tricks.

Does she ever!

Can you please tell me where I am?

Oh, lost, are you?

Yeah, I know what that's like.

Sometimes I nod out on the bus and end up in all kinds of unfamiliar places.

But let me see if I can help you out. (CLEARS THROAT)

That there is a Munchkin.

And that there is a Munchkin.

And that there is a Munchkin.

So I'd say it's a pretty good bet that you're in Munchkinland,

in the good ole US of Oz. Am I right?

(MUNCHKINS EXCLAIM)

Um, Addaperle, girl, I think there's something you oughta see.

Yeah! That's it!

That's the thing that almost knocked me out the sky!

But lookie here.

Is that...

(GASPS) It couldn't be.

(GASPS) Oh, no, not my sister!

(SOBBING) Please don't tell me somebody squished

my poor, heartless, rotten, older, evil, twisted sister Evvamean!

(SOBS THEN LAUGHS)

Somebody tell me who to thank.

She done it!

Really?

You know, you're awful young to be killing witches.

— You got a license? — Do I what?

You ain't lookin' to kill no more witches, are you?

(SCOFFS) Of course not.

Good. 'Cause there's only three of us left.

There's me, the Good Witch of the North.

And then there's Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West.

(BOOING)

And then there's our sister Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

(MUNCHKINS SIGH IN AWE)

Yeah, she's something special.

You know, you ought to catch her act while you're in town.

The girl's got pipes.

But back to our story. Who are you?

— Oh, I... — No! I will tell you with my magic slate.

— (CLEARS THROAT) — (MUNCHKINS GASP)

— Magic slate? — It's an Apple.

Now, without me touching it, your name will appear here plain as day.

And that name is...

(DRUMROLL)

— Shirley! — (MUNCHKINS CHUCKLE)

No. Not Shirley.

— Shirleen! — Nope.

— Shirletta! — Not even close.

Charmaine? Champagne? Chuck!

You sure you ain't Charmaine? Lemme see some ID.

— My name is... — I told you not to tell me, girl.

Now, write it down right here.

(GIGGLES NERVOUSLY)

(CLEARS THROAT)

"Dorothy." Dorothy? Really?

(ADDAPERLE SCOFFS)

Your name is Dorothy!

What can I do for you?

For me?

Yeah. You freed the Munchkins from the evil rule of Evvamean.

I mean, the least I can do is take you to lunch.

You like sushi?

Can you please help me get home?

Well, where's that?

I'm trying to get to Omaha where I was born.

Oh. No can do.

See, that falls under the heading of transporting a minor across state lines.

I'm afraid for something like that, you're gonna have to see The Wiz.

— (GASPS) — The Wiz?

— Yeah! The Wiz. — I bet he could get you home.

He can do anything.

— He's The Wiz! — Who's The Wiz?

(MUSIC STARTS)

♪ Sweet thing, let me tell you 'bout the world and the way things are

♪ You've come from a different place and I know you've travelled far

♪ Now that you've told me what it is

♪ Da da da da-da

♪ I'd better point you toward The Wiz

♪ He's The Wiz

♪ He's the one, he's the only one who can give your wish right to ya

— ♪ He's the Wizard — ♪ He can send you back through time

♪ By running magic to ya

♪ All of the super power's his

♪ Da da da da-da

♪ Listen and I'll tell you where he is

♪ He's The Wiz

— ♪ And he lives in Oz — ♪ He's The Wizard

♪ There's a way to the Emerald City Now that's not too far, is it?

♪ He's The Wizard

♪ Just take your dilemma, child And lay it on The Wizard

— ♪ Lay it on him — ♪ He'll fix you a drink

♪ That'll bubble and foam

♪ Da da da da-da

♪ And in a flash, you'll be home

♪ He's The Wiz

♪ He's The Wiz He's The Wizard of Oz

— ♪ He's got magic up his sleeve — ♪ The magical Wizard, The Wizard

♪ And you know without his help it would be impossible to leave

♪ You need his help, girl

♪ Fantastic power's at his command

♪ Da da da da-da

— ♪ And I'm sure that he will understand — ♪ He'll understand

— ♪ He's The Wiz and he lives in Oz — ♪ He's The Wizard

— ♪ He's The Wizard — ♪ He's The Wizard

♪ He's The Wizard

♪ Oh oh oh oh-ohhh

♪ He's The Wizard, he's The Wizard

♪ He's The Wizard, he's The Wizard

♪ He's The Wizard

♪ He's

— ♪ The Wizard... — ♪ Yeah! ♪

(MUNCHKINS GIGGLE)

Evvamean's silver slippers are now yours.

Oh...

You got nothin' against second hand,

— do you? — (BOTH LIGHTLY CHUCKLE)

I've never had anything so fine.

Well, girl, put 'em on! Put 'em on!

(GASPS) They fit perfect.

But you gotta promise never to take them off, not until you get home.

Why?

Because they got super special secret powers!

Like what?

What's the point of a secret if you gonna go blabbin' it to everyone?

Just promise you won't take them off for anyone, not until you get home.

I promise.

And now a kiss...

For extra added protection.

From what?

Oh. All kinds of whatnot.

There's some nasty stuff betwixt here and there.

You have somethin' really precious on your feet.

And there ain't a creature in Oz that won't recognise them kicks

— and want to snatch them for themselves. — MUNCHKINS: Mm-hm.

But now I must go!

(MUNCHKINS EXCLAIM)

So, goodbye.

MUNCHKIN: Oh... Uh-oh.

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY) I said... (CLEARS THROAT)

...goodbye!

MUNCHKIN: Uh-oh.

Reggie?

You get me a new battery like I asked?

Give it a shake and lean on the clutch.

(CLEARS THROAT) I said, goodbye!

Wait.

You didn't tell me where to find The Wiz.

No hay problema.

— Wiz lives in the Emerald City. — And where's that at?

Oh, darling, you can't miss it.

It's big and it's green and it's right at the end of the Yellow Brick Road.

The Yellow Brick Road?

Just stay on the Yellow Brick Road and you can't miss it.

But watch out for The Winged Warriors.

The Winged what?

— And the Kalidahs. — Ooh!

— Who are they? — They're shape shifters.

And mind readers.

And they will charm them slippers right off your feet.

And don't forget to warn her about the poppies.

Poppies?

Like flowers?

What I gotta be scared of flowers for?

Sometimes the most dangerous things are also the most beautiful.

That's deep, cuz.

They'll lure you in,

and once they get their tendrils on you, they'll never let you go.

They put you to work sowing and watering and ploughing their fields

from sunrise to sunset until the first frost sets you free.

But it ain't all bad.

Plenty of fresh air.

(ALL AGREEING)

Addaperle said something about the Wicked Witch of the West.

Oh. You don't gotta fret about her.

Seein' how you offed her sister, if she gets her hands on you,

she'll slice, dice and deep-fry your butt before you can blink.

So, no sense in worrying about her.

— Have a nice trip. — ALL: Bye!

Regards to The Wiz!

— Just follow the Yellow Brick Road? — Uh-huh.

Yeah. Just follow the Yellow Brick Road.

Bye!

But...

..where is the Yellow Brick Road?

(PIANO PLAYS)

♪ There's a feeling here inside that I cannot hide

♪ And I know I've tried but it's turning me around

♪ I'm not sure that I'm aware if I'm up or down

♪ If I'm here or there

♪ I need both feet on the ground

♪ Why do I feel like I'm drowning

♪ When there is plenty of air?

♪ Why do I feel like frowning?

♪ I think the feeling is fear

♪ Here I am in a different place

♪ In a different time in this time and space

♪ But I don't want to be here

♪ I was told I must see The Wiz

♪ But I don't know what a wizard is I just hope The Wiz is there

♪ Maybe I'm just going crazy

♪ Letting myself get uptight

♪ I'm acting just like a baby

♪ But I'm gonna be all right

♪ Soon as I get home

♪ Soon as I get home

♪ In a different place In a different time

♪ Different people around me

♪ I would like to know of their different world

♪ And how different they find me

♪ And just what's a Wiz, is it big?

♪ Will it scare me?

♪ If I ask to leave will The Wiz even hear me?

♪ And how will I know then

♪ If I'll ever get home again?

♪ Here I am alone, though it feels the same

♪ I don't know where I'm going

♪ Out here on my own and it's not a game

♪ And a strange wind is blowing

♪ I am so amazed by the things that I see here

♪ I don't wanna be afraid I just don't wanna be here

♪ In my mind, this is clear

♪ What am I doing here?

♪ I wish I was home ♪

(GASPS)

Well, what do ya know?

A yellow brick road!

(NOTE PLAYS)

— (NOTE PLAYS) — (GIGGLING)

(CROW CAWS)

(CROWS LAUGHING)

Why, hello there.

You got any loose bills? Spare change?

Maybe some dirty old dollars cluttering up your purse?

— Did you say that? — Did I say what?

(SCOFFS) A talking scarecrow?

— Where? — You! How come you can talk?

And what are you doin' up there?

And if you're a scarecrow, how come them crows ain't scared?

(LAUGHTER)

Well, that's a bevy of excellent questions which would be my pleasure to answer

if only I had a brain.

How can you talk without a brain?

Well, I'm not sure.

But since I been hangin' up here,

there's been a whole lot of brainless people talking and it ain't stopped them.

So how about it?

You gonna help a brother out with some cash or what?

What's it for?

I'm saving my cents to buy me some sense.

How much you got so far?

Nothing.

Whatever I get they take away!

That's rent, my brother! All legit.

Everything's on the up and up.

Poles don't grow on trees, you know.

Do you want me to help you come down from there?

— Yes! — Why would he wanna come down?

My man is living penthouse high.

Don't listen to them.

— You've got to think for yourself. — And I will.

As soon as I get me a brain.

But the farmer that made me stuffed my head with straw.

And then these crows came along filling it with all manner of nonsense.

Ever hear such ingrateful platitudes?

We fill his head with the truth,

the whole truth and nothing but the truth!

What kind of truth?

Go on. Elucidate the sister.

"Ain't no gettin' ahead for folks like me."

(LAUGHING)

"Getting a head!"

That's funny, right? "Getting a head"?

Sit down, girl. School is in session.

— Go on. Tell her what else we taught you. — No.

— Represent. — I don't want to.

Yeah.

Crow-cede with the crow commandments.

(FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ You can't win

♪ You can't break even and you can't get out of the game

♪ People keep sayin'

♪ Things are gonna change

♪ But they lookin' like they're stayin' the same

♪ You get in way over your head

♪ And you've only got yourself to blame

— ♪ 'Cause you can't win, child — ♪ You can't win, child

♪ You can't break even and you can't get out of the game

♪ You can't win

♪ The world keeps movin' and you're standin' far behind

♪ People keep sayin'

♪ Things'll get better

♪ Just to ease your state of mind

♪ And so you lay back

♪ And you smoke that smoke

♪ And you drink your glass of wine

♪ Sayin' you can't win, child

♪ You can't break even and you can't get out of the game ♪

(CROWS CAWING)

Please! Please, would you help me?

— ♪ Yes, you can't win — ♪ You can't win

♪ You can't win, no way And your story stays the same

— ♪ You ain't winnin' — ♪ No, no, no

♪ But it's nice to see you I'm awfully glad you came

♪ Better cool it 'cause it ain't about losin'

♪ And the world has got no shame

♪ You can't win, child

♪ You can't break even and you can't get out of the game ♪

Woo!

♪ You can't win You can't break even

♪ Ain't the way it's supposed to be

♪ You'll be spendin' your little bit of money

♪ While someone else rides for free

♪ Learn your lesson

♪ Refuel your mind Before some turkey blows out your flame

— ♪ That you can't win, child — ♪ No, you can't win

— ♪ That you can't win, child — ♪ No, you can't win

— ♪ That you can't win, child — ♪ No, you can't win

— ♪ That you can't win, child — ♪ No, you can't win

♪ That you can't win, child You can't break even

♪ And you can't get out of the game

♪ Can't get out of the game

♪ You can't get out

♪ Of the game ♪

(CROWS LAUGHING)

I have never heard such nonsense.

Now, shoo! Get off, all of you!

Do you think that you scare us?

You listen up, I already killed a wicked witch this morning,

and I wasn't even mad at her. So...

Well, I gotta fly. I'll catch you on the B-side.

(DOROTHY CHUCKLES)

— They're gone now. You can come down. — Well, thank you. Um...

— I need a little help. (GRUNTS) — (DOROTHY LAUGHS)

Are you all right?

Do I look OK?

You seem a little wobbly. (LIGHT CHUCKLE)

Well, that's OK for me.

— You know what? — I know nothing.

You ought to come with me to see The Wiz.

The Wiz?

He lives in the Emerald City and there's nothing he can't do.

He's gonna get me home.

And I'll bet he can get you some brains.

Me?

I'm gonna get some brains? Woo!

Boy, I hope my hat can handle it.

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might be a load

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might be a load

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ 'Cause there may be times

♪ When you think you've lost your mind

♪ And the steps you're takin' leave you three, four steps behind

♪ Just you keep on keepin'

♪ On the road that you choose and don't you give up walkin'

♪ 'Cause you gave up shoes

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might be a load

♪ Come on and

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down the road ♪

— Oh! — (DOROTHY LAUGHS)

(DOROTHY AND SCARECROW LAUGHING)

— (DRAWN-OUT) Mmm... — (METAL CREAKING)

— Did you hear that? — Yeah.

It's coming from over there.

— What should we do? — Go over there!

— Mmm. — Someone's in trouble.

(GASPS) What is it?

Well, I've seen some dope-fresh crock-pots in my day, but...

Shh! He's trying to say something.

— (MUFFLED) Oil. — What was that?

I need oil.

He said he needs oil.

Oh, Oh! Um, oil!

— Where do you find...? Oh! — Over here.

— Um, could this be it? — TIN-MAN: Mm-hm, mm-hm.

(DOROTHY GRUNTS)

And now what?

— Woo! — (MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ Slide some oil to me Let it slip down my spine

♪ Oh, if you don't have STP

♪ Crisco'll be just fine

♪ Slide some oil to me Come on, hit my shoulder blade

♪ All y'all that don't have to lubricate

♪ Sho'nuff got it made ♪

Hold on!

♪ Slide some oil to me Let it slip down my side ♪

There we go.

♪ Standing here in one position Sure can make one tired

♪ Slide some to my elbows and my fingers if you would

♪ Come on, and slide some oil to me, girl

♪ Ooh! Don't that feel good? ♪

Come on!

Slide some oil to my feet! (LAUGHS) Look at that!

♪ I got toes again

♪ Why don't you slide some oil to my knees

♪ And let me see if I can bend?

♪ Slide some oil to me

♪ I'm beginning to feel fine

♪ Why don't you slide some oil to my throat

♪ And let me lubricate my mind?

♪ And let me lubricate my mind

♪ Ow! And let me lubricate my mind ♪

Watch me do this!

(METAL CREAKING)

♪ Slide some oil to me I'm beginning to feel fine

♪ Why don't you slide some oil to me, girl

♪ And let me lubricate my mind?

♪ And let me lubricate my mind

♪ My mind

♪ So let me lub-lub-lub-lubricate

♪ My mind ♪

Ow!

Woo!

How do I ever thank you?

Well, you can start by saying goodbye. Come on, Dorothy. Let's go.

How did you get all rusted up like that?

(STAMMERING) Uh, well... Would you mind?

(GRUNTING WITH EFFORT)

There we go.

Well, uh, I was out here fixing stuff, tinkering and whatnot

when the strangest storm blew in,

and before I could duck for cover, I was rusted solid.

That's terrible.

That's life. Come on, Dorothy. Let's go.

I've gotta say, I've never met a man made of tin before.

Well, you never met a talkin' scarecrow either.

I guess it's just one of those days. Can we go now?

What's the hurry, son?

We got a date to see The Wiz.

He's gonna get Dorothy back home and me some brains.

— He can do that? — He can do anything. He's The Wiz.

I wonder... No, no, no.

What?

Well...

(GRUNTS)

You know, I wasn't always made of tin.

There was a time I was flesh and blood just like you.

I was even in love.

Her name was Bertha.

— Bertha? — Shh!

Go on.

Anyway... Problem was, see, there was this other gal...

Well, not so much a gal as a witch.

Which witch?

Evvamean, the Wicked Witch of the East. Y'all know her?

You could say we run into each other.

So, what happened?

Now, I swear I never encouraged her,

but...Evvamean was sweet on me.

Made no never mind, my heart belonged to Bertha.

I know I should've manned up and told her,

but before I could, old Evvamean caught us kissing in the woods.

She let out a lightning bolt, knocked me clear across the river.

When I opened my eyes,

I was like this, all ice cold and steely hard.

Bertha said she didn't mind, but...

..turning me to tin wasn't the worst thing old Evvamean done to me.

(DOROTHY GASPS)

She said if she couldn't have my heart, then no one could.

Without a heart, I had to let Bertha go.

That is the saddest story I've ever heard.

Come on, Dorothy. See you later.

You don't suppose The Wiz...

Well, of course he can give you back your heart.

You really think so?

Well, I don't think 'cause I don't got a brain.

You come with us to Emerald City.

When The Wiz hears your story he will never turn you away.

No, no.

Old Evvamean still keeps watch around these parts

to make sure I ain't happy.

They don't call her Ever-Mean for nothing.

Uh, me travelling with you would just put you in danger.

But thank you, thank you kindly.

I guess you been rusted up so you haven't heard...

Evvamean is no longer of this world.

Uh...

See, what had happened was someone accidentally dropped a house on her.

Come again, say what now?

Those are Evvamean's shoes...

Oh! It was you?

You dropped a house on Evvamean?

I wasn't aiming or nothing, but...

yeah, it was my house.

Child, thank you so much. (LAUGHS) Thank you so much.

So how's about coming with us?

You really mean it?

Could my nightmare finally be over?

— Why not? — Show me the way!

(MUSIC PLAYING)

♪ Pick your right foot up when your left one's down

♪ Come on, legs keep movin' Don't you lose no ground

♪ 'Cause the road you're walkin'

♪ Might be long sometime

♪ But just stick with me and you'll be just fine

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might be a load

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down... ♪

— (ROARING) — (DOROTHY SCREAMS)

♪ Say what you wanna but I'm here to stay

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ You can go where you wanna

♪ But don't get in my way

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ You'll be standin' in a draft

♪ If you don't hear me laugh

♪ And if I happen to come around

♪ Better hope that I don't frown

♪ 'Cause I just might knock you down That's right!

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ Now, don't you know I'm ready to fight?

♪ I'll turn your day into night

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ And if you're half bright you'll detour to the right

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ Now all you strangers got to beware

♪ This is the king of the jungle here ♪

(LAUGHS)

♪ And if I happen to let you slide

♪ Don't just stand there, run and hide

♪ You just caught my better side That's right!

♪ 'Cause I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ I'm a mean ol' lion

♪ I'm a mean ol' lion! ♪

Oh! You hit me! (SOBS)

Well, dig that.

Don't you know you could cause permanent damage that way?

And you call yourself the King of the Jungle?

You see another cat begging for the gig?

Hey, you've got a yellow streak a mile wide.

I do not.

I had it touched up last Thursday.

You should be ashamed of yourself, goin' around roaring at folks.

You're nothing but a great big coward.

Well, you ain't gotta scream it for the whole neighbourhood to hear.

I'm trying to represent.

I don't want all the little forest creatures gettin' wise, ganging up on me.

Oh, what's the use?

I'm just a big ol' scaredy-cat, that's all I'm ever gonna be.

I tried getting help from this old owl.

But all he did is make me lie down on a couch,

ask me a bunch of silly questions, like, "What do you want? Why are you here?

"What do you think this means?"

I said, "I think this means you ripped me off

"'cause I gave you money but you ain't giving me nothing!"

You poor thing.

Great. Now I've got little girls pitying me.

It could be worse. At least this forest is a nice home.

— Yeah. And you've still got your heart. — And a brain.

Well, what's the use of all that

if you ain't got the courage to get up out of bed?

Well, maybe... Just maybe...

If you came with us to see The Wiz, he might be able to give you courage.

— Just like that? — I don't see why not.

I mean, he's gonna give Scarecrow a brain, and Tin-Man a heart and get me home.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might be a load

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ 'Cause there may be times when you wish you weren't born

♪ And you wake one mornin' just to find your courage gone

♪ But just know that feelin' only lasts a little while

♪ And just stick with me and I'll show you how to smile

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Come on and ease on down Ease on down the road

♪ Don't you carry nothin' that might

♪ Be a load

— ♪ Come on — ♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down

♪ Ease on down, ease on down the road ♪

♪ Ease on down the road ♪

Ease on down the road..

It ain't easy to ease.

— Ease on down the road. — It's getting hard.

Wait... Everyone, everyone.

— Where did the road go? — Where'd the what? What?

— Has anybody seen the Yellow Brick Road? — We were just on it.

And now we're not.

Well, it's gotta be here. Roads don't just get up and walk away.

(CHUCKLES) Maybe not where you from, they don't.

Anybody else notice how

— dark it's getting up in here? — (RUSTLING)

— What was that? — What was what?

(STAMMERING) I thought I heard...

— Gettin' all hysterical now. — I'm not gettin' hysterical now.

But give me a few minutes.

Listen. If we're going to get to Emerald City we've got to find that road.

Well, how about this?

There's four of us and four different directions.

If we each pick a different direction,

we'll eventually find the Yellow Brick Road.

— Good plan. — Good plan.

Can I go with you?

Snap to, Leroy! You're embarrassing yourself.

Let's move out!

WOMAN: Dorothy.

Dorothy.

Who said that? Scarecrow?

Dorothy. Help me, baby.

Aunt Em? Is that you?

It's me, baby.

Don't you recognise your own mama?

Mama?

Yes, baby.

It can't be. You're...

I'm right here, baby.

Mama, I miss you so much.

I've been trying to get home to you...

And I'm trying to get to you, baby.

I wanna hold you so bad.

But I can't get down from here.

I'll reach up and get you.

No! No, no. Stay where you are or you'll be stuck here too.

But how can I get you down from there?

Those shoes.

Shoes?

Them silver slippers. They're magic.

They'll get me down. Pass 'em to me.

But...

Come on, baby girl. Don't you wanna see your mama?

Baby, I been wanting to hold you so bad.

I promised Addaperle...

Don't matter what you promised that old witch.

You listen to your mama and hand me them slippers. Please, baby, please.

Come on. Give me them shoes.

Dorothy! No! She's a Kalidah, after your shoes!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(KALIDAHS GROWLING)

(DOROTHY WHIMPERS)

(BREATHLESSLY) Thank you, Tin-Man.

If you hadn't come back when you did...

Child, I will mollywhop any fool tries to step to you!

TIN-MAN: Woo! (PANTING)

— And Scarecrow. — Yeah? (PANTING)

You really surprised me.

Weren't no big thing.

And you, Lion...

I can't wait to hear what she got to say to that quivering cowering mess.

Well, it wasn't my fault. I had a fur ball.

You know what, that's exactly what you are, a big fur ball.

Stop. I saw him knock down one of those things.

No, Miss Dorothy. It tripped on his tail.

He could've run away but he didn't.

He stood tall.

Yeah. Till he played dead!

Oh, he's right.

Y'all just need to go ahead on without me.

Ain't no Wiz in the world can fix this mess.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ There is a place we'll go

♪ Where there is mostly quiet

♪ Flowers and butterflies

♪ A rainbow lives beside it

♪ And from a velvet sky

♪ A summer storm

♪ You can feel the coolness

♪ In the air

♪ But you're still warm

♪And then a mighty roar

♪ Will start the sky

♪ To cryin'

♪ But not even lightning

♪ Will be frightening

♪ My lion

♪ And with no fear inside

♪ No need to run

♪ No need to hide

♪ You're standing

♪ Strong and tall

♪ You're the bravest

♪ Of them all

♪ If on courage

♪ You must call

♪ Then just keep tryin'

♪ And tryin'

♪ And tryin'

♪ You're a lion

♪ In your own way

♪ Be a lion

— ♪ I'm standing strong and tall — ♪ Strong and tall

— ♪ I'm the bravest of them all — ♪ You're the bravest

♪ If on courage I must call

— ♪ Then I'll keep on tryin' — ♪ Tryin'

— ♪ And tryin' — ♪ And tryin'

— ♪ And tryin' — ♪ Keep on tryin'

♪ I'm a lion in my own way

— ♪ I'm a lion — ♪ Be a lion ♪

Yes, you are. (CHUCKLES)

— SCARECROW: He's a lion now. — He's a lion.

Whoa!

TIN-MAN: Wow.

Dorothy, look. Is that...?

It has to be.

What else could it be except...

DOROTHY: The Emerald City!

TIN-MAN: I've never seen anything so beautiful.

Well, what are we waiting for?

DOROTHY: Let's go!

— TIN-MAN: Whoa, whoa! — DOROTHY: Ooh!

(DREAMY MUSIC)

Uh...

— What are these? — Just flowers.

No. They're the poppies I was warned about.

(STAMMERING) Well, what do they want?

I'd say they want us!

— Don't let them get a hold of you. — Who's she?

TIN-MAN: Ain't she beautiful?

Stay back. They're dangerous.

— You mean like poison ivy? — No, they're worse than that.

— What are they up to? — They're up to no good.

What do you suppose they want with us?

I know just what they want and that ain't gonna happen.

The Munchkins said, once they get a hold of you, they never let you go.

— And that's a bad thing? — Well, it ain't a good one.

Yeah, well, this is my corner of the forest.

Now, y'all need to step back and let a lion do what a lion has got to do.

Ladies, any of you care to dance?

— DOROTHY: No, Lion. Don't! — No.

(GROWLS)

— (GROWLS) — (SIGHS)

Lion!

(GROWLS)

— Lion! — No, no, Dorothy, no!

— Come back! — What?

Thank you, ladies, for that lovely dance.

We must do it again sometime.

— And... Booya! — That's my lion!

— Give me some paw, my man! — Hey, hey...

Good job. (LAUGHS)

Now, I do believe we have a meeting with The Wiz. Yes?

(MUSIC PLAYING)

(SNARLS)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Whoo-hoo!

We have arrived!

Emerald City. (LAUGHS)

— Well, ain't this something? — End of the line, dawg!

You can't be pushin' your way to the front.

Go on and get yourself to the end of the line.

There is no one else here.

You saying you too good to get in line?

— No, but... — What?

You something special, some kinda VIP or something?

— I'm not tryin'... — And you ain't cuttin' the line neither!

Now step to the end of the line!

Hello. May I help you?

We need to get inside, please.

Names?

I'm Dorothy and this is Tin-Man, Scarecrow and Lion.

Sorry. Not on the list. Move along.

But we have to get inside.

And when did that become my problem?

Either your name's on the list or it's not. Now, adiós, amigos.

Excuse me, my brother. That's a young lady you talking to.

And what you gonna do about it?

I just want to make sure that you knew that was a young lady. Peace out.

Excuse me. We have some very important business to attend to.

There must be some way we can get inside.

Oh. There's several ways.

Your name could be on the list.

You could be famous.

You could grease my palms with a sizable donation to my retirement fund.

Or you could be connected, know somebody important.

I know Addaperle.

(SCOFFS) You don't know no Addaperle.

I most certainly do.

In fact, after I dropped a house on the Wicked Witch of the East,

she's the one who gave me these magical enchanted slippers.

Excuse me, did you just say Addaperle, Wicked Witch and the Enchanted Slippers?

Girl! You hit the trifecta!

— Welcome to the Emerald City, y'all! — TIN-MAN: Woo! Hey! (LAUGHS)

— (DANCE MUSIC PLAYING) — Come on, come on.

Did you ever imagine anything like this?

Excuse me. Can you tell me where to find The Wiz?

What did you say?

— The Wiz. He lives around here, right? — WOMAN: What'd she say?

If I didn't know any better, I'd think she was asking where to find The Wiz.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Uh, excuse me. Why the shade? She asked a perfectly normal question.

(CITIZENS CHANTING INDISTINCTLY)

What?

SCARECROW: I don't know what none of that means.

— LION: I'm gonna ask somebody. — Yeah.

TIN-MAN: Excuse me, brother. If I could just have a moment of your time.

Excuse me.

— LION: Do you know where...? — SCARECROW: We just came to...

— The Wiz? — TIN-MAN: We came to...

Oh, my.

It ain't nothin' normal about wantin' to see The Wiz.

Nobody sees The Wiz.

— Not nobody. — They say he's terrible to behold.

He's got the head of a fire-breathing dragon.

— The overwhelming body of an elephant. — With wings!

And razor-sharp claws that could shred a man like tissue paper!

I hate to imagine what he'd do to a little girl.

Heard enough.

Who wants to catch a flick before we split?

I hope they don't put butter on their popcorn.

I've gotta watch my cholesterol.

But you've never seen him yourself?

Nobody has. Not never.

He's been locked inside that throne room since the day he got here.

Believe me, miss, you don't want to go in there.

But we've travelled such a long way.

BOTH GIRLS: You don't want to go in there!

But unless we get in there we won't be able...

ALL CITIZENS: You don't want to go in there!

Yes, we do!

Don't we?

ALL: We don't want to go in there!

You see that door? It's just a door.

But behind that door is everything you've ever wanted.

So, are we going through that door or not?

— (GIRL SCREAMS) — (CITIZENS GASP)

Look! Look there!

— Are those...? — They couldn't be. Could they?

Pardon me, miss, can you tell me where you got those shiny shoes?

Oh! (LIGHT CHUCKLE)

These old things?

Addaperle laid them on me after I dropped a house on Evvamean.

— (ALL GASP) — After you...

My bad. Go on, miss. The door ain't locked. And do give my best to The Wiz.

Oh, snap!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

All right.

(CREAKING)

— Well, go on. — Why I gotta go on?

You the only one of us wearin' armour.

We'll all go together.

All righty. Together.

Stop right where you are!

I'm stopped. I am stopped. You ain't gotta tell me twice.

Who dares disturb my meditations?

The man asked a question. Answer.

I'm sorry if we disturbed you but we just want to meet The Wiz.

You want to meet The Wiz?

Yes, sir. If it's not too much trouble.

Child, you don't know what trouble is.

— ALL: Oh! — (MUSIC PLAYS)

(GROANS)

(GROANING AND WHIMPERING)

♪ So you wanted to meet The Wizard

♪ Let me tell you that you've come to the right place

♪ Shall I make you a frog or lizard?

♪ You should see the strange expression on your face

♪ If the way I come off is frightening

♪ That's the way I felt like coming on today

♪ Have you ever been kissed by lightning?

♪ Let me tell you that will make you go away

♪ I fly, and the magic of my power takes me higher

♪ To a level where the clouds turn into fire

♪ In the warmness of the fire I feel fine

♪ Just keep your eyes open

♪ And the magic you will see

♪ It will whistle on the wind as it emanates from me

♪ It's a strong and true vibration

♪ You can feel it on your skin

♪ So come and take my hand and we will dance

♪ Upon the wind Yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ So you wanted to meet The Wizard ♪

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Can I open my eyes? (PANTING)

Uh, your eyes are open.

Oh, no. I've gone blind.

Fool! The lights is out.

— Silence! — (LIGHTNING CRACKS)

Who dares disturb my sanctuary?

Who dares disturb my peace?

— Dorothy... — I'm sorry...

— (ALL TALK AT ONCE) — Silence!

Why have you come?

— I don't have a brain... — I don't...

(ALL TALKING INDISTINCTLY)

Silence!

Why does she keep asking us stuff and then telling us to shut up?

One at a time!

You! Lion!

What do you want?

Uh... (PANTING)

To get the hell out of here!

Tell him.

Excuse me, sir. Wiz, sir.

Um, I was wondering if you had just a spare spell

that was just lyin' around, that you wasn't really using...

— Spit it out! — Courage!

I would like courage, please.

You tellin' me that the King of the Jungle is a coward?

Only when I'm awake.

And when I'm sleepin'.

Sometimes I have these dreams...

— Silence! — (WHIMPERS)

— And you, straw man. — Yeah.

You lookin' for courage, too?

Me? Nah.

I ain't got sense enough to be scared of nothin'.

— Oh, is that so? — Mm-hm.

(SCREAMS) Except for fire!

No fire! No fire!

Please! Would you mind...

Thank you. Excuse me.

(BREATH TREMBLING)

Your Green-ness? What I would like is a brain.

What for?

Ain't nobody ever tell you, "Ignorance is bliss"?

Not that I can remember.

And you, little girl. What do you want?

You be careful, now.

Hello. My name is Dorothy... (NERVOUS CHUCKLE)

...and I would like to go home.

So, who's stopping you?

Well, you see, sir, I don't rightly know how.

I was coming from my Aunt Em's farm in Kansas trying to get to Omaha,

where I was born, when this storm...

Where'd you say you were born?

Omaha, Nebraska.

And where's the Auntie's farm?

Kansas.

So, which one is your home?

Well... I coulda swore I knew.

Well, if you don't know where you're goin',

how can I be expected to get you there?

— Step back! — (THUNDER RUMBLES)

And you, Rin Tin Tin. What are you looking for, a can opener?

Oh... (LAUGHS)

Clever. That is clever. You clever.

Scary as hell, but very clever.

— You think I got time to mess with fools? — No, sir.

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want!

Uh...

(STAMMERS) A heart, your Wizness.

You sayin' you're heartless?

I'm afraid so.

Well, count yourself lucky. Think of all the things you're avoiding,

there's heartburn, heartache, and the occasional heartbreak of psoriasis.

But, sir, think about all the other things I'm missing out on.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ What would I do

♪ If I could suddenly feel

♪ And know once again

♪ What I feel is real

♪ I could cry, I could smile

♪ I could lay back for a while

— ♪ Tell me what — ♪ What

♪ What would I do

♪ If I could feel

♪ What would I do

♪ If I could look inside me

♪ And know how it feels

♪ To say I like what I see

♪ Then I'd be glad, so glad to share

♪ All that I have inside of here

♪ And the songs my heart might bring

♪ You'd be more than glad to sing

♪ And if a tear came to my eye

♪ Think of all the wounds they'd mend

♪ And just think of the time I could spend

♪ Being vulnerable again

♪ Now, tell me, tell me what

♪ What, what would I do

♪ Tell me what

♪ What, what would I do

♪ Whoa, would you tell me what

♪ What, what would I do

♪ Would I do, if I could feel

♪ Oh, if I could feel, could feel

♪ Whoa, oh, ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh

♪ If I could feel ♪

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

I, the all-powerful Wiz, have decided to grant your wishes, but...

(ALL CHEERING)

Hey! I said "but!"

Did you not hear me say "but"? There's a "but" coming.

There always is.

But, I want a little something in return.

I will grant all four of your wishes

but first you gotta kill the Wicked Witch of the West.

Kill the Wicked Witch?

Ain't no big thing. You already wasted her sister.

How'd he know that?

I am the all-seeing, all-knowing, all-powerful Wizard of Oz.

I know stuff!

You want what you want? No half stepping.

Kill me that witch!

— I have spoken! — (LIGHTNING CRACKS)

Why don't you kill her yourself?

You don't think I could?

And I would, except I've got to stay here and protect the Emerald City.

— From who? — From the Wicked Witch of the West!

Are you not paying no attention?

What's any of that got to do with me?

What do you mean? This is all your fault.

Everything was fine when there was a witch for every corner of Oz.

But then you come along dropping houses where they don't belong

and all of a sudden there's an entire territory up for grabs.

Right now Evillene is plotting a take-over of Oz.

She must be stopped. And you're the one who needs to do it.

Why me?

Because I said so!

And I am the all-knowing, all-powerful Wiz,

and I have spoken!

(SCOFFS) Come on, man.

Well, Dorothy. Good luck. We're counting on you.

Me?

The Wiz was loud and clear, this whole mess is your fault.

My fault?

— Your tornado. — Your house.

Your fault!

You broke it. You bought it. So, good luck killing that old witch.

Let us know when it's done. We'll be waitin' in the bar.

Isn't that just typical?

The three of you were fine coming along

when you thought you were gettin' something for nothing,

but now that there's a price to pay you want to wait it out in the bar?

— Cowards! — Are you calling me a coward?

Well, yes, yes, I'm a coward. Hasn't that been established?

Look, Dorothy, I'm sorry.

But did you see what my last run-in with that witch done to me?

And I don't know how to help you because...

I don't know anything! Because... I don't know anything!

Y'all were supposed to be my squad!

You can't back out on me now!

Lion, courage!

If Evillene needs to go, we're sending her off together.

Says you!

♪ I'm not doing this

♪ 'Cause even I know, it don't make no sense

♪ Breaking a heart got me this way

♪ I ain't in a rush to see that again

♪ Just thinkin' 'bout it is terrifyin'

♪ Oh

♪ You ain't gonna give up on me now

♪ I won't let you turn around

♪ This won't be easy, no way no how

♪ But we won't back down

♪ When the night is so cold, dark and lonely

♪ All you gotta do is look at me And hear what I say

♪ We got it

♪ We got it

— ♪ And I got you — ♪ I got you

♪ So we got it

♪ We got it

♪ So we got it, together we do

♪ So close yet so far

♪ I can see our dreams from standing Right where we are

♪ The only thing that's in our way Are these impossible odds

♪ I'm terrified this is just way too hard

— ♪ And what if I fail? — ♪ Fail

— ♪ How do I fly? — ♪ Fly

♪ Knowing there's a good chance We'll fall from the sky

♪ What were we thinking?

♪ Why do we even try?

♪ That's what we get For letting our hopes get too high

♪ I can't believe what I'm hearing

♪ Get a hold of yourself, y'all

♪ Whoa, you ain't gonna give up on me now

♪ I won't let you turn around

♪ This won't be easy, no way no how

♪ But we won't back down

♪ When the night is so cold, dark and lonely

♪ All you gotta do is look at me And hear what I say

♪ We got it

— ♪ We got it — ♪ And I got you

♪ I got you

— ♪ We got it — ♪ We got it

— ♪ So we got it — ♪ Together we do

♪ Ain't nobody givin' us nothin'

♪ If we want it there's just no other way

♪ I'll be right here come what may

♪ Together we'll be OK

♪ Said if you know that I got you

♪ There's nothing we can't do

♪ Oh, no, oh, no

♪ Oh, no

♪ No

♪ Our dreams are waiting for us, so let's go!

♪ We ain't gonna give up on this now

♪ We refuse to turn around

♪ This won't be easy, no way no how

♪ But we won't back down

♪ And when the night is so cold, dark and lonely

♪ All you gotta do is look at me And hear what I say

♪ We got it

— ♪ We got it — ♪ I've got you

— ♪ I got you — ♪ So we got it

♪ We got it

♪ We got it

♪ Together we do

♪ I can conquer a mountain

♪ Together we do

♪ Swim the deepest sea

♪ Together we do

♪ There ain't nothin' I can't do Long as you're with me

♪ Together, together

♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

♪ Together, together

♪ Oh, yeah, oh, yeah

♪ Together, together

♪ Together we do♪

(SINISTER MUSIC PLAYING)

Gerald! Over here.

I was worried you wouldn't make it back.

Why is everybody sneaking around? This here is your factory.

Not since The Wicked Witch of the East got demolished.

Her sister, Wicked old Evillene, has declared a corporate take-over.

A what?

This side of Oz now belongs to The United Witch Workers of the AFLEIEIO.

Everything is hers now.

— Even the Winkies? — Especially the Winkies.

Here she comes. Did you bring her today's news like she asked?

I brung it, but she ain't gonna like it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

Make way! Make way!

Make way for the Wicked Witch of the West!

All hail Evillene!

ALL: Hail, hail, Evillene.

LORD HIGH UNDERLING: All hail the Wicked Witch of the West.

ALL: Hail, hail, Evillene.

And all hail right back at you.

— Lord High Underling? — Yes, your Misery?

— What's that there? — What's what where?

That there, there. What's that, there?

— That there, there? — Yes! That there, there!

What's that, that there?

Oh. That there, there, there?

Well, that there, there, there, is nothin' but a drop of water.

Nothin' but a drop of...

Do you know what happens when a drop of water is left to its own devices?

It dries up and goes away?

You there!

Walk on past that seemingly innocent drop of water.

(CACKLES)

And a killer flood strikes again!

Lord High Underling, I demand to know where it came from!

There seems to be a small leak from that pipe up there.

Well, go fetch that royal plumber and kill him!

I hate water!

Yes, your Eviltude.

— And is that my news? — It is.

Well, when were you planning on letting me have it?

Your Evilness, I'd be happy to let you have it anytime.

You bein' funny, right? You some kind of Eddie Murphy or something?

Well, don't try me 'cause I am evil with all y'all today.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ Now, when I wake up in the afternoon

♪ Which it pleases me to do

♪ Don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ 'Cause I wake up already negative And I've wired up my fuse

♪ So, don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ Well, if we're gonna be buddies You better bone up on the rules

♪ Don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ You can be my best of friends As opposed to payin' dues

♪ So don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ Well, no bad news

♪ No bad news

— ♪ No bad news — ♪ No bad news

♪ I said don't you ever bring me no bad news

♪ No bad news

♪ 'Cause I'll make you an offer, child

♪ That you cannot refuse

♪ So, don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ Now, when you're talkin' to me Don't be cryin' the blues

♪ Don't you ever bring me no bad news

♪ No, don't you bring her no bad news

♪ You can verbalise, vocalise But just bring me the clues

♪ But don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ Bring a message in your head

♪ Or in something you can't lose

♪ But don't you ever bring me

— ♪ No bad news — ♪ Bring her no bad news

♪ If you're gonna bring me something Bring me something I can use

♪ But don't you ever bring me no bad news

— ♪ Well, no bad news — ♪ No bad news

— ♪ No bad news — ♪ No bad news

— ♪ I said, don't you bring me no bad news — ♪ No bad news

♪ 'Cause I'll make you an offer, child That you cannot refuse

♪ So, don't you bring me no bad news ♪

What are you doing? Get up from there!

You think you can please us?

Higher! Higher!

Work! What are you doing? Work!

Work! Work! Work!

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

Get up from there!

♪ Don't nobody bring me no bad news

♪ If you're gonna bring me something Bring me something I can use

♪ But don't you ever bring me no bad news

♪ Bring her no bad news

♪ 'Cause I'll make you an offer, child That you cannot refuse

♪ So, don't you bring me

♪ No bad news

♪ I said, don't nobody bring me

♪ No bad news

♪ I said, don't nobody bring me

♪ No bad news

— ♪ No bad news — ♪ Don't you bring me

— ♪ Don't you bring me — ♪ Don't you bring me

— ♪ Don't you bring me — ♪ Don't you bring me

— ♪ Don't, don't, don't! — ♪ Don't you bring me

♪ Don't you bring me no, no, no, no, no bad news

♪ Don't you bring me

♪ Don't you bring me

♪ No, no, no, no

♪ Bad news! ♪

'Cause I ain't goin' for it! Now back to work!

Now, break it down.

Well, I'm afraid it's bad news.

Dorothy and her friends are on their way here to kill you.

But it's not such bad news.

It's not nice news, but it's not terrible news.

I mean, if you're gonna be a Wicked Witch, and you are good at your job,

you're gonna have to expect to rub some folks the wrong way.

I suppose.

So, Dorothy thinks she can march her skinny ass up in here and destroy me?

Well, it ain't my first time runnin' the nursery.

I know how to handle a brat like that.

Unleash my Winged Warriors!

Not your Winged Warriors.

Oh, yes, my Winged Warriors.

(CAWING)

Yes, my Warriors.

Fly...fly...fly!

Capture the intruders and bring them back to me.

Fly! And don't nobody scuff up my sister's shoes!

(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)

(WHIMPERING)

You! Another bucket over there. And one over there.

If Evillene finds any water on the floor...

Back it up, Top Cat. Are those buckets full?

OK, if I get the last one, will that make you happy?

I think you left a spot.

Well, if I get it, will you be satisfied then?

Satisfied? Me? Here?

Right.

Dorothy!

Lion. Oh!

That old witch has me scrubbing and polishing.

I will never complain about any chore Aunt Em gives me ever again.

They got me on mop duty.

Now, that old witch is deathly afraid of water. She don't even bathe.

She sends herself out once a week for dry cleaning.

Excuse me, Lord High Underling,

but did you hear me give anyone a coffee break?

No, Ma'am. Not in my lifetime.

Oh, please, Ms. Witch. We haven't seen each other...

Oh! Ask me if I care. Back to work!

DOROTHY: No wonder they call you wicked.

You know what? You don't even got game enough to be wicked.

All you are is a plain old everyday passable mean.

Well, if I'm mean, what does that make you?

Don't make me nothing.

Think not? Which one of us dropped a house on the other one's sister?

And which one of us yanked the silver slippers

right off of that dead sister's

— not-even-cold-yet feet? — Ooh, uh, I...

And which one of us gathered a whole crew to put a hit out on the other one?

You're three for three, little girl,

so before you go castin' shade, I'd take myself a good look in the mirror.

Now back to work!

When are you going to let us go?

— When you gonna give up them kicks? — I promised Addaperle...

You promised Addaperle... This child still thinks I'm playin' with her?

Lord High, send in my dinner!

(EVILLENE CACKLING MANIACALLY)

Oh, tell, Lord High, what's on the menu for tonight?

Forest Lion Stew!

Lion...

Got the recipe from Witches Wear Nightly.

And this old tin can...

He'll make a fine stew pot once I pop the top.

And this useless bag of hay... He'll start a strong fire.

But first...

I got me a lion to filet!

Get away from my friends, you evil old witch!

Oh, Dorothy, you're always so brave!

You wanna be the hero, you could be dinner too.

(LAUGHING MANIACALLY)

Oh! (SCREAMS)

Oh, no, not water! Look what you've done!

Stupid girl! You've ruined me!

Ahhh!

(WATER BUBBLING)

She's dead!

Oh, Lord. Looks like I did it again!

(JOYFUL MUSIC PLAYS)

You've killed the Wicked Witch of the West...

..and now we're free!

Thanks to you, we're free!

(ALL CHEERING)

♪ Everybody look around

♪ 'Cause there's a reason to rejoice you see

♪ Everybody come out

♪ And let's commence to singing joyfully

♪ Everybody look up

♪ And find the hope that we've been waiting on

♪ Everybody is glad Because our silent fear and dread is gone

♪ Freedom, you see Has got our hearts singing so joyfully

♪ Just look about You owe it to yourself to check it out

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day? ♪

ALL: Woo!

Hah!

♪ Everybody be glad Because the sun is shining just for us

♪ Everybody wake up Into the morning into happiness

♪ Hello, world It's like a different way of living now

♪ Thank you, world We always knew that we'd be free somehow

♪ In harmony

♪ Let's show the world that we've got liberty

♪ It's such a change for us To live so independently

♪ Freedom, you see Has got our hearts singing so joyfully

♪ Just look about You owe it to yourself to check it out

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day? ♪

ALL: Woo!

Hah!

— ♪ Everybody be glad — ♪ Be glad

— ♪ Because the sun is shining just for us — ♪ Just for us

— ♪ Everybody wake up — ♪ Wake up

— ♪ Into the morning into happiness — ♪ Happiness

♪ Hello, world It's like a different way of living now

♪ And thank you, world We always knew that we'd be free somehow

♪ In harmony

♪ Let's show the world that we've got liberty

♪ It's such a change for us to live so independently

♪ Freedom, you see

♪ Has got our hearts singing so joyfully

♪ Just look around

♪ You owe it to yourself to check it out

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Can't you feel a brand new day?

♪ Feel a brand new day! ♪

(ALL CHEERING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYS)

Oh, no, you don't. No cutting in front.

— Go to the end of the line. — (DANCE MUSIC PLAYING)

I got this.

Uh, with respect, my brother.

We are here to see The Wiz.

And before you go tellin' us that we ain't on your little list,

please allow me to elucidate current events.

You see, Dorothy here has just killed the Wicked Witch of the West.

Now, to those of us keeping score, that's two wicked witches in two days.

So dare I say that there should be no list anywhere, in all of Oz,

without our names on it.

Allow me to apologise. You sure are on this list.

Right here at the top of the page.

"Dorothy, Lion, Scarecrow and Tin-Man are hereby and forthwith

"legally banned from entering the Emerald City

"by the executive order of The Wiz.

"No exceptions. No excuses. No refunds."

— Banned? — Banned!

— As in... — Personae non-gracious.

Now, back up and let the other folks through.

There are no other folks!

It's no use.

We ain't getting inside.

I guess we'll just have to find someplace else to spend the night.

Yeah. I guess you're right.

But what are we going to do about that big bag of gold

that we got from the Wicked Witch?

Big bag of gold? Oh...

That big bag of gold!

Oh! Yeah, big bag... Much too heavy to carry around all night.

Now, that's all right. See, I dug a hole in the ground

around the corner and I hid the gold in there.

But are you sure it will be safe?

Well, sure it's gonna be safe.

I mean, who's gonna look for a big bag of gold

buried in a little hole right around the corner?

Terrific.

Let's go find a safe place to spend the night.

After you, my dear.

(WHISTLING)

Come on.

— Ladies first. — (ALL GIGGLING)

Scarecrow, you are a genius.

There's nothing like greed to turn a wise man into a fool.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

DOROTHY: Mr. Wiz?

Mr. Wiz, we're back.

I don't think nobody here.

Oh, he's here all right. I can smell him.

DOROTHY: Hello? Mr. Wiz?

Uh, who goes there?

It's Dorothy, sir.

We took care of things like you told us. The Wicked Witch is done in.

Eliminated.

One might even say liquidated.

So, what do you want from me?

Just what you promised.

I promised nothing.

Um, you most certainly did.

Can't say I recall. Be gone or...

What?

(MACHINE POWERING DOWN)

— DOROTHY: What happened? — Lion pulled the plug.

— (DOROTHY GASPS) — Ooh! I knew I smelled a rat!

DOROTHY: Is that The Wiz?

(DISTORTED VOICE) I am the all-powerful... (STUTTERING)

(NORMAL VOICE) All-knowing... Uh...

(SIGHS)

All for nothin'...

— Hello. — You don't mean...

Couldn't be...

DOROTHY: You mean The Wiz is...

A fraud!

(STUTTERING) And a woman!

— And what's wrong with being a woman? — Uh, nothing.

That's right, nothin' wrong with bein' a woman!

I don't know where you fools learned your manners.

But there's everything wrong with lying!

Who you calling a liar?

Oh. Right. Me.

(EXHALES)

I'm nothin' but a huckster from Omaha.

— Omaha? — Howdy, neighbour.

But how'd you get here?

Oh, little girl,

the places you wind up when you don't look where you're going.

Back in Omaha, I had me a job as a magician's assistant.

The Amazing Alfred and Company.

I was the "And Company."

At night we'd do magic shows,

but during the day we gave folks rides in a hot air balloon.

That was the part I liked.

I loved flying.

But unfortunately, I hated Alfred.

Well...

One day, he just pushed me too far.

I hopped into that hot air balloon and I took off for the sky.

I mean, I wasn't planning to disappear.

I just wanted to teach mean old Alfred a lesson.

The next thing I know,

came a storm with winds and rain so strong

it was all I could do to stay inside that thing.

I hunkered down and I hid my eyes for what felt like forever,

and when I landed, here I was.

And folks came running from every which way

to find out what had blown in on the wind.

Not wanting to disappoint nobody,

I quick threw on old Alfred's black top hat and cape

and did my best to give the folks a magic show.

Next thing I know,

they slapped fancy threads on me, and set me up in these digs,

and proclaimed me The All-Powerful Wizard of Oz.

Couldn't you tell someone the truth?

Well, I tried.

But they were so happy to have a wizard

they thought could protect them from Evillene and Evvamean,

they wouldn't hear it.

So...here I am.

(EXHALES)

All these years later, hiding in the dark

lest somebody find out what a nothing I really am.

We've been played.

That's wack, gettin' our hopes all up.

I never thought you'd be brave enough to actually take on old Evillene.

Yeah, well, we did.

Exactly.

Now listen up.

You don't need nothin' from me.

None of you do.

Lion, you say you got no courage.

Why, you're part of the team that took out the wickedest witch that ever was.

Shakin' the whole time.

Being scared of scary stuff is smart.

Respecting danger

but still takin' care of business?

Ace, that's courage!

What do you know? I got courage.

And, Scarecrow, you say you got no brain?

The surest sign you talking to a dummy is when he tells you he knows it all.

It takes a quality mind to know that there's always more to learn.

You, my friend, are of that brainiac persuasion.

So, knowing that I know nothing means that I know something?

Well, what do you know?

And Tin-Man.

No heart?

Why, you haven't left Dorothy's side since you got here.

If the way you protect Dorothy isn't proof of a good heart,

then I don't know what is.

I know I got a heart,

because just thinking about Dorothy leaving has...

..it's got it breaking.

Don't go getting all rusted up on me again.

Besides, I'm not going anywhere.

Am I, Miss Wiz?

Home is a place. And no fancy words can get me there.

I'm sorry to say the little sister's right.

Excuse me,

but didn't you say you had a balloon?

The balloon?

— What? Surely, you're not suggesting... — Why not?

And leave all this?

I got a title.

I got a throne room.

I got people so scared of me they dare not knock on my door.

Well, that's a great way to live,

locked up in some fancy prison

lest someone finds out who you really are.

Let her be.

She got a right to choose the way she wants to live.

Maybe she don't want no friends and family.

Maybe she don't care about the wonderful world just beyond those doors.

(FIRMLY) Yeah.

Maybe she don't miss conversatin' and sharing a laugh with folks.

Maybe she don't need to feel a warm hug or a friendly handshake

or a loving kiss ever again.

(MEEKLY) Yeah.

Maybe she wants to live stuck here, alone in the dark,

till the end of her days.

Layin' it on a little thick, ain't you?

All right. All right. You made your point.

— I have had a nice vacation. — (DOROTHY GASPS)

Maybe it is time to get back to the real world.

So, who needs a lift to Omaha?

Me. Oh, please, me.

(JOYFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

Citizens of Oz,

there is a time to every purpose under heaven.

A time to keep.

And a time to cast away.

That's right.

Sadly I'll admit, now is the time to split.

MAN: Split? What do you mean?

Friends, friends, it is not enough to know where you are going.

You also have to know where you are coming from.

Today I go forward to go back.

But before I do, let me leave you with this.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ I got to leave so I've packed my bags and I'm goin' ♪

Hey!

♪ I got a date so don't you ask me to stay 'cause I'm showin'

♪ You were always ready for new wizardry

♪ You must have thought that miracles came easy to me

♪ Take what I give you and put it up on a shelf

♪ 'Cause now it's time for this here Wiz to wiz on herself

♪ And I'm wizin'

♪ Give me one reason why I should stay and I'll judge it

♪ My, my, my, my mind is made up

♪ And nothin' you say's gonna budge it

♪ Y'all copped a whole lot of magic from me

♪ But this the greatest magic that you'll ever see

♪ If you blink more than one time The kid will be gone

♪ And you will have to hook up the rest on your own ♪

And you know what I think about that?

♪ Your work's cut out for you I'm not talking about ifs, buts or ands ♪

Hey!

♪ And when I leave this town I'm leaving it all in your hands

♪ I packed all my clothes and I packed up my power

♪ I'm leavin' this place in less than one half an hour

♪ If you look up in the sky You'll know just who it is

♪ It's not a bird, it's not a plane It's just a little ole wiz ♪

Guess who's on after that?

— ♪ Y'all got it — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Yeah — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Yeah — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Talkin' 'bout leavin' here — ♪ Y'all got it

♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Yeah — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Talkin' 'bout leavin' here — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ I got, I got it, I got it — ♪ Y'all got it, y'all got it

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah

— ♪ Y'all got it — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Y'all got it — ♪ Y'all got it

— ♪ Y'all got it — ♪ Y'all got it

♪ Y'all got it! ♪

— Y'all got it! — (CHEERING)

And now, Dorothy, it's time to fly!

— Dorothy, quick! — (WIND BLOWING)

Wait!

— No, I don't belong in Omaha. — What?

— Dorothy, hurry! — No.

— Go on, Miss Wiz. — You're sure?

I'm sure.

— Goodbye. — Goodbye.

But, Dorothy, that was your ride home.

That's what I thought, but I couldn't have been more wrong.

(TWINKLING MUSIC)

DOROTHY: Addaperle!

Dorothy Gale! What are you still doing here?

You joined the circus?

These are my friends.

I know. I'm just playin' with you.

But where's The Wiz?

Gone.

Without you?

You figured it out, didn't you?

I think so.

Omaha is where I was born.

But where I belong is with Aunt Em in Kansas.

— Is that right? — Good girl. (CHUCKLES)

Home isn't where you live. It's where you love.

I'm so proud of you.

Does that mean I can go back home now?

— Can you take me, please? — Me?

Oh, no, no, no. Out of my jurisprudence. (CHUCKLES)

But I may know someone who can.

(WHIMSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

She is beautiful!

Did I lie? Dorothy,

this is my sister Glinda, the Good Witch of the South.

Hello, Dorothy.

Now it is a pleasure to finally meet you up close and not see you from far away.

From far away?

I've had my eye on you every step of the way.

I think I already knew that.

I always felt like someone was watching over me.

Well, that's the power of love, baby.

You are never alone.

Your Auntie Em and all the others have been keepin' watch over you.

I'm really tired.

Would it be all right if I went home now?

You've had the power to go home anytime.

Addaperle,

why didn't you tell the child?

I thought she'd like to meet you first.

It's these shoes, right?

— They have the magic to take me home. — No.

No, darling.

The magic is inside you.

(MUSIC PLAYS)

♪ If you believe

♪ Within your heart you'll know

♪ That no one can change

♪ The path that you must go

♪ Believe what you feel

♪ And know you're right because

♪ The time will come around

♪ When you say it's yours

♪ Believe that you can go home

♪ Believe you can float on air

♪ Then click your heels three times

♪ If you believe then you'll be there

♪ Believe in yourself

♪ Right from the start

♪ Believe in the magic right there in your heart

♪ Believe all these things

♪ Not because I told you to

♪ But believe in yourself

♪ Believe in yourself

♪ Just believe in yourself

♪ As I believe in

♪ You ♪

DOROTHY: Thank you.

Oh, remember...

Remember, you click your heels three times...

..and think of home.

OK.

Well, come along, Addaperle.

We got some catching up to do.

(BOTH GIGGLING)

Goodbye, Dorothy.

Goodbye, Dorothy.

DOROTHY: Goodbye, Addaperle.

Thank you, Glinda.

Goodbye.

So that's all there is to it?

You just... You click your heels three times and you get to go home?

Well, it makes no sense, so it must be so.

You know, the truth is like that.

But if that's true,

then you never would have had to battle Evillene

or The Wiz or even meet me.

Or me.

Or me.

Oh, I wouldn't have missed meeting you for anything.

Promise you'll remember me.

Keep me in your heart.

(PIANO PLAYS)

And let me, now and then, come to mind.

And maybe,

just maybe, if I hold on to these shoes,

they'll lead me back to you some day.

Please try.

I will.

But right now, I think I hear Aunt Em calling.

♪ When I think of home I think of a place

♪ Where there's love overflowing

♪ I wish I was home I wish I was back there

♪ With the things I've been knowing

♪ Wind that makes the tall grass bend into leaning

♪ Suddenly the raindrops that fall They have meaning

♪ Sprinkling the scene

♪ Makes it all so clean

♪ Maybe there's a chance for me to go back

♪ Now that I have some direction

♪ It would sure would be nice to be back home where there's

♪ There's love and affection

♪ And just maybe I can convince time to slow up

♪ Giving me enough time in my life to grow up

♪ Time, be my friend

♪ Let me start again

♪ Suddenly my world's gone and changed its face

♪ But I still I know where I'm going

♪ I have had my mind spun around in space

♪ Yet I have watched it growing

♪ And if you're listening, God Please, don't make it hard

♪ To know if we should believe the things we see

♪ Tell us, should we try and stay or should we run away

♪ Or would it be better just to let things be?

♪ Living here in this brand new world

♪ Might be a fantasy

♪ But it taught me to love

♪ So it's real It's all real to me

♪ And I've learned that we must look inside our hearts

♪ To find

♪ A world so full of love

♪ Like yours, like mine

♪ Like

♪ Home. ♪

Toto.

Aunt Em!

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)