Song #9 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).

Narrator: Yuge, here comes the spirit from the present. It’s someone you know well.

Yuge: What is that I can see? Oh, my god! That looks like a simple, little house in a rural village. And that town sign, what does it say…Novo Mesto…where is that? Slovenia, you say. Never heard of it. No wait, that’s where my Melanie was from. And hey, I see her, what’s she doing there? She’s supposed to be in Mar-a-Lago.

Melanie: Yuge, you have done me so wrong Yuge, you didn’t even say so long Yuge, you gave me such a fright Yuge, you denaturalized me out of spite

And you sent ICE to pick up me I couldn’t get the Secret Service to help me flee They didn’t give me a chance to pack They told me I’d never be coming back

They wouldn’t let me give Baron a kiss They didn’t even let me take a whiz

You didn’t act like you should So, you see, now it not too good

Chorus: Yuge, how could you do this to me? Yuge, you’re a spiteful cheat Yuge, you need to change, you really should Yuge, now is not too good

At least they got Slovenia to take me back When I asked about my son, it was yack, yack, yack You taught me how to shuck and jive But, they wouldn’t even take a bribe

It’s so bad with no way back I’m living in a crummy shack I cried and cried, they didn’t care I shouted and even messed my hair

I should have left you long ago Now there’s nowhere I can go You never cared or understood And you see, now is not too good

Bridge: If I were with you Here’s what I’d say You suck out the life Out of my every day

Chorus Tag: Now it not too good; Now is not too good