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Election Night Lyrics by Francis Jue, Conrad Ricamora, Soft Power Original Cast Ensemble

Soft Power (Original Cast Recording)

2020

[DHH, spoken]
The ballot box is a mystery
Though no one exactly understands why it works
We all trust in its ultimate wisdom

(sung)
Behold, I tell you, a mystery
From our ancestral history
How the leaders of our institution

[Chorus]
Ah ah ah ah

[DHH]
Are chosen by our Constitution

[Chorus]
Ah ah ah ah

[DHH]
It's easy, sensible, and smart
Which you can learn by heart
By repeating after me

(spoken)
You'll get this in no time

(sung)
You got two

[Chorus]
Two?

[DHH}
I said two, main parties

[Chorus]
Well whatsamatter with one?

[DHH]
Well folks, that would be authoritarian
Utterly and totally
A totalitarian government

[Chorus]
Totalitarian government?
That would be bad!

[Xue Xing, spoken]
Why is that bad?

[Chorus and DHH]
You choose your views
You win, you lose
It's easy, sensible, and smart
Which you can learn by heart

[DHH]
By repeating after me

(spoken)
Good so far?

[Xue Xing]
Yeah!

[DHH, sung]
The candidates are chosen through a primary or caucus
Which leads to a convention that's orderly or raucous

[Chorus]
The candidates are chosen through a primary or caucus
Which leads to a convention that's orderly or raucous

[Female Chorus]
Every four years and you can spend as much money as you want to

[Xue Xing]
Is that a good idea?

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
In America

[Chorus]
In America

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
We're voting

[Chorus]
We're voting

[DHH]
In America

[Chorus]
In America

[DHH]
When do we vote?

[Chorus]
When do we vote?

[DHH]
On the Tuesday after the first Monday in the month of November

[Chorus]
The month of November

[Chorus and DHH]
On the Tuesday after the first Monday in the month of November

[Chorus]
We're voting
We're voting
We're voting
We're voting

[Chorus and DHH]
In America!

[Xue Xing]
I got it!

[DHH, spoken]
Now onto college

[Xue Xing]
There's more?

[Chorus, spoken]
Now onto college?

[DHH]
The Electoral College

[Chorus]
Oh, the Electoral College!

[DHH, sung]
Each of the 50 states receives a number of electors
Equal to its total number of Senators and Representatives

[Xue Xing]
Wait...

[DHH]
The electors are pledged to vote for the candidate of the party
Unless they choose not to!

[Xue Xing]
What?

[DHH]
The winner of the majority of votes in each state takes all the state's electors
In a winner-take-all system

[Xue Xing]
Why?

[DHH]
The Electoral College ensured that smaller and rural states
Had a disproportionate say in selecting a president

[Chorus and DHH]
Which in the early days of our great nation
Ensured they could keep their slaves!

Hail, hail, the word of the ballot!
Hail, hail, the word of the ballot!

[DHH]
And the next President of the United States is...

[Chorus]
The word of the ballot!

[DHH]
Not Hillary Clinton!

[Chorus, spoken individually]
What?
That's not possible
What just happened?
Could the ballot box be wrong?
But the ballot box is never wrong!
So the next President is...

[DHH and Xue Xing, spoken]
The guy who hates China!

[Chorus]
We're with him, with the man
With him we know we can
Let our hatred run free
Destroy our enemy
With H-I-M we'll bury them
Bring them to their knees
These damn Chinese!

[DHH]
They've broken into the building!

[Chorus member, spoken]
Let's wreck this joint!

[Chorus, spoken]
Yeah!

(sung)
Make America great again!
Make America great again!
Make America, make America great again!

[Some Chorus continues, some sing]
Hear the call, make them fall
Rip them all limb from limb
We're with him
We're with him

[Chorus member, spoken]
Chinese, go home!
Credits
Francis Jue

Francis Jue

Conrad Ricamora

Conrad Ricamora

Soft Power Original Cast Ensemble

Soft Power Original Cast Ensemble

About “Election Night” by Francis Jue

Read the complete lyrics to "Election Night" by Francis Jue, Conrad Ricamora, Soft Power Original Cast Ensemble from the album "Soft Power (Original Cast Recording)" in 2020. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Off-Broadway, Pop, Musicals.

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"Election Night" is credited to Francis Jue, Conrad Ricamora, Soft Power Original Cast Ensemble. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Election Night" appears on "Soft Power (Original Cast Recording)" in 2020.

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