RECIT


MALAISE:   (cowed)  We'd better pause, or danger may befall,
                    Our leader is an unhinged Supreme General.

OTHER GENERALS AND YOUMA:  Yes, yes; he is an unhinged Supreme General!

(ESJIE has entered unnoticed, on the throne now..)

ESJIE:    Yes, yes, I am a Supreme-General!
MALAISE:  For he is a Supreme-General!
ALL:      He is!  Hurrah for the Supreme-General!
ESJIE:    And it is, it is a glorious thing
          To be a Supreme-General!
ALL:      It is!  Hurrah for the Supreme-General!
          Hurrah for the Supreme-General!

**SINGING BEGINS**

ESJIE:    I am the very model of a Youma Supreme-General,
          I've information financial, statistical, and magical, 
          I know the Queens of DarkVerse, and I quote the fights
               historical
          From Odawara to Azuchi, in order categorical;
          I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters
               arcane and all,
          I understand spell-works, both the simple and
               complectical,

SOHKOH:   "'Complectical?'  That's not a real word!"
MALAISE:  "Shhh!  He'll hear you!"

ESJIE:    About accounting theorems I'm teeming with a lot o' news,
          With many cheerful facts about getting away with IRS
               tax abuse.

ALL:      With many cheerful facts, etc.

ESJIE:    I'm very good at formuli both sorcerous and alchemical;
          I know the mystical names of beings demonological:
          In short, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          I am the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ALL:      In short, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          He is the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ESJIE:    I know our mythic history, of Crystal Kingdom and matters of
               Obscurity;
          I solve youma conundrums, I've a petty taste for cheap
               superiority,
          I've usurped the Queen in a plan of long formulationitude,

VUUDU:    [long-suffering expression]
SOHKOH:   "Oh, come on!"
MALAISE:  [cries] "We're all going to die!"

ESJIE:    For 'tis better to reign than to be doomed to eternal servitude;
          I've unleased a great evil that twas colored a bright purple hue
          And if I keep it up I may get my spot on Springer or on Donahue!
          Then I can write a book on all my life and General's experience,
          And then maybe Pam Anderson and her cleavage will give me a glance!

VUUDU:    [looks at bio-rhythm charts]  "The stars say 'Not a chance in 
                hell, buddy.'"
SOHKOH:   [grins]

ALL:      And whistle all the airs, etc.

ESJIE:    Then I can write a washing bill in Crystal City cuneiforms,
          And tell you ev'ry detail of all the Sailors' uniforms:
          In short, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          I am the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ALL:      In short, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          He is the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ESJIE:    In fact, when I have figured out why my eyes are now glowing 
               bright green,
          When I can start to control my maniacal laughter once ageen,

SOHKOH:   "Ageen?"
MALAISE:  "I *think* he means again, but I'm not quite sure..."
          [both dodge ESJIE's bolt of greenish energy, which harmlessly
               explodes a nameless youma into greasy chunks]

ESJIE:    When Queen Charity's having her beauty rest at least six feet
               below the earth, 
          And when the supply of Sailors, oni, and swords have become
               quite a dearth,

MALAISE:  " 'Dearth?'"
SOHKOH:  "Well, it's actually a word, but he's not using it right..."


ESJIE:    When I have cheerfully burnt Villyn alive atop a crucifix,
          When I get the phone number of that cute Sailor Dominatrix --

ALL:  [facefault]

ESJIE:    In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy,
          You'll say a better Supreme-General has never sat a gee.

ALL:      [brief pause as generals mouth the words 'sat a gee' 
          silently -- then they shrug and sing...]
          You'll say a better Supreme-General etc.

ESJIE:    For my esoteric knowledge, though I'm plucky and
               adventury,
          Has only been brought down to the beginning of the
               century;
          But still, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          I am the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ALL:      But still, in matters financial, statistical, and magical,
          He is the very model of a Youma Supreme-General.

ESJIE:  And now that I've introduced myself, I should like to
          have some idea of what's going on.

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FIN

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