Song #10 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).

1. “The Future is Going to Suck... for You” sung by new President ABC. (ghost from the possible future)

Narrator: OK, Yuge, that was distressing. Now, here comes the spirit of the time yet to come.

Yuge: Oh no, it’s that bitch ABC or OAC or whatever, from NYC, and she’s sitting at my desk in the Oval Office, and SHE’S THE PRESIDENT!

(slowly) Yuge, it’s so satisfying to see you sitting in your cell Losing the House and Senate and then everything fell First you were impeached, convicted, removed, and gone Then you were charged, convicted, and jailed, need I go on?

With your head shaved, in an orange jumpsuit you can surely see There’s no chance you’ll ever be pardoned by me So, you’re going to rot in your cell for as long as you live Or perhaps you’ll be visited by some patriot… with a shiv

Chorus: Yuge, orange was always your color And no one ever called you a scholar You pretend to be what you are not And now it’s time for you to rot The future is going to suck…for you

I’m in the Oval Office and look who’s come to greet me It’s your buddy from Russia and he can’t wait to meet me He’s afraid ‘cause he knows I’m gonna make him end the war ‘Cause he knows that you didn’t care about handling that chore

And he starts laughing about how he took advantage of you And you didn’t even realize what he was putting you through He was amused every time, how he could easily get you to break And all the dirt he said he had on you… was actually fake

Chorus: Yuge, you know, he called you a joke And said you’re gonna end up broke He also said you were so easy to be bought I guess that’s why he’s still here… and you’re not The future is going to suck…for you

And, Yuge, you’ll hate that your Ballroom is finito I made it into the best free immigrant center, isn’t that neato And you might notice the Oval Office is less rude ‘Cause I sold all your gold leaf to give the immigrants food

And, Yuge, you know what; this is the best I had some trans athletes as some of my first guests And then I filled up the entire White House grounds With Wind Turbines and Solar Panels all around

Chorus: Now that we’ve thwarted your attacks You were such an evil quack But, fortunately, your wickedness was caught You thought you were clever … but you’re not The future is going to suck…for you

Bridge: Yuge, I don’t know if you heard about Itty Bitty Nicky He and his nanny Consuelo were caught up in something sticky They were picked up by ICE ‘cause of their brown skin They were separated and deported with no notice to their kin It was your system and you made it totally bent ‘Cause no one knows where in the world the boy was sent

Chorus: Yuge, you really f-ed this up good Your own Press Secretary’s son gone from his hood Worst of all, they deported your lovely wife So, no joy for you for the rest of your life The future is going to suck…for you

Tag: And there’s no way out of your strife

Narrator: So, here we are at Yuge’s yuge decision point. Does he repent and become a good person, or does he continue down the path of evil? And you get to choose.

Which will it be: Happy Ending or Evil Ending?