Song #11 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).

“Take It”, sung by President Yuge (the happy ending)

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? Good! You picked the Happy Ending.

Narrator: Yuge wakes the next morning and decides that he needs to resign and leave for his purchased sex island in the Caribbean.

Why did I sleep so late? I need to get outta here I guess I need to resign That much is now clear

Take all the bitcoin Where the hell do we keep it? Grab the gold off the walls I think I’m going to need it

Take my FIFA peace prize And all the pictures of me Put ‘em on my Arab jet For everyone to see

Chorus: Twice: Take it! Take it! Take it! Take it! Take it! Take it! One more thing before I go Something I’ve worked hard on I’ll be the first one to do it I’ll give myself a Presidential pardon

Pardon—what a beautiful word Like “affordability” We’ve never seen anything like it It’s so within my ability

Can I take the tariffs with me? They’ve caused me so much delight Raising gazillions for me A testament to my might

Chorus

And crank up the auto pen I have a bunch more pardons to go Everyone who worked for me And everyone I know

Everyone one with billions So they can give me a ton Pardon every one of them The pardoning has just begun

Oh, and I never use an autopen As I berated Sleepy Joe sharply I have something better I use an Auto-sharpie

Chorus

So, goodbye to the White House You have served me well It’s been such a boon To keep myself out of hell

Fire up my Arab jet I need to get out of town Before they catch up to me This whole façade is coming down

It concludes an era All the lies and subterfuge Nothing will ever be like it The end of the rule of Yuge

Chorus

I’ll go to the Caribbean A place that I’ll call Yuge-land My final place of refuge Where I’ve bought Jiffy’s sex island

So, so long, suckers Your loss was always my gain Nothing was ever like it It’ll never be the same

Chorus

Narrator: OK, that was the Happy Ending, but I bet you also want to see/hear the Bad Ending, right? So, here it is…