Song #8 from “Yuge, the Musical”, words and music are by Mike Delaney (http://www.mikedelaney.org/default.asp). The Libretto for the musical as it stands now is here: http://www.mikedelaney.org/yuge.html My YouTube channel and Facebook page are @FolkMikeDelaney.

This musical is a re-telling of Charles Dickens’ Christmas Carol. The main character is President Yuge, and the rest of the characters are his staff, family, and acquaintances. The musical was written at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026.

The songs in the musical were performed at the Catbird Café virtual Open Mike, hosted by Stephen Martin and Kathe Donlan. The Catbird Open Mike is sponsored by the New England Wildlife Center (www.newildlife.org).

“The Past was Juicy” by sung by Jiffy He’s-Mean (the ghost from the past)

Yuge: (spoken) Is that you, Jiffy He’s-Mean? I haven’t seen you since we hung out on your island. What great times we had. Then they threw you in jail and you hung yourself. What a waste of a great man.

Jiffy: Yes, Yuge, you and me, we were best friends It’s too bad we got greedy and it came to an end We had such a good thing. That’s what money can do With plenty of sweet young things, for both me and you

You prefer the gold, while I favor the bronze You tend towards orange, while I go for the blonds You prefer the curves, I seek out athletic But when you come down to it, we’re both pathetic

Chorus: The past was juicy We both know that’s true Hundreds of young beauties For both me and you We took careful looks We were selective and choosy What a feast for us The past was juicy

You were finding girls, so young and sweet I had you send them to my place so we could meet The younger the better, I jumped on them right away Did what I needed to, so that would we could play

You said stop stealing your youngest girls working in your spa They came along willingly; They could tell that I was a star Then I saw a young one soaking in a tub I took her for myself, but you threw me out of your club

Chorus

Bridge: That was the end of our time; We went our separate ways You focused on power, but I was still getting laid You moved from one wife on to the next But I think my wild lifestyle was the best

Chorus Tag: it was quite a doozy The past was juicy