Piece of American Pie

(a Tribute to ENRON and Worldcom and the American Nightmare)

distributed free under 1st Amendment without permission of Don McLean and Universal BMI )

 

A long long time ago
I can still remember how that MONEY used to make me smile
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make INVESTMENTS dance
And maybe I’D be happy for a while.
But C-SPAN ONLY made me grieve

With every EMAIL I'd RECEIVE

Bad news on the DESKTOP

I couldn't take one more FLOP

I can't remember if I cried
When I read about his BANKRUPT bride
RESALE SHOPS CAN HURT YOUR PRIDE

The day the MONEY died

{Refrain}
So bye-PIECE OF American Pie
TOOK MY MONEY DOWN TO WALL STREET BUT THE BROKER HE LIED

And good old boys SELLIN SHORT SAYIN’ BUY
Singin' this'll be the day that I die
This'll be the day that I die

Did you READ BERNARD BARUCH
And do you have faith in BOOKS THEY COOK
If the JOURNAL tells you so
Do you believe IN GALLUP’S POLL
Can MONEY save your mortal soul
And can you teach me how to GAIN real slow
Well, I know that you're THE SAME AS ME
'Cause I saw you BUYING ATT
WE both kicked off our shoes
WHEN WE SOLD OFF OLD BIG BLUE

I was a lonely BULLISH GO-GO MAN
WHEN I HEAR ABOUT SCOTT SULLIVAN

THEN WORLDCOM STOCK  IT HIT THE FAN
The day the MONEY died

I started singin'
{Refrain}

Now IT LOOKS LIKE we've been on our own
And moss grows fat on a MILKEN  CLONE
JUNK BONDS CUT ME TO THE BONE

When ARTHUR sang for King and Queen

WITH A LOOK HE BORROWED FROM JOHN DEAN

And the MONEY came from you and me

Oh, and while ANDERSEN was looking down
KEN LAY PUT ON his thorny crown
The courtroom was adjourned
NOLO CONTENDRE was returned
And while GREENSPAN read a book by SMITH
THE FEDS THEY FOLLOWED HARVEY PITT
AND MY ACCOUNT IT TURNED TO ZIP
The day the MONEY died



We were singing
{Refrain}

WARREN BUFFET KICK RUKEYSER

WHAT WAS A LEAK BECAME A GEYSER

Eight THOUSAND DOW and falling fast
THE SOUND YOU HEARD WAS BROKEN GLASS
DAY TRADERS  tried TO SAVE THEIR ASSETS
With ARTHUR on the sidelines in a cast

 

HELTER SKELTER MY TAX SHELTER

LADY LUCK, MARKED CARDS WERE DEALT HER
WHITEWATER BILL HE FELT HER …PAIN 


Now the FBI SMELLED OF CHEAP PERFUME
While the SEC played a marching tune
We all got up to dance
Oh, but we never got the chance
'Cause the DEMOCRATS tried to take the field
The REPUBLICANS refused to yield
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the MONEY died

We started singing
{Refrain}

401K’s in one place
RETIRED PARTNERS Lost in Space
With no time left to start again
So come on, GEORGE be nimble, GEORGE be quick
DUBYA sat on a candlestick
'Cause fire is the DEBTOR’S only friend
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage
No BROKER born in hell
Could break the ANALYST’s  spell
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the FRICTION FIRE rite
I saw PONZI laughing with delight
The day the MONEY died

He was singing
{Refrain}

(slow...)
I met a BEAR who sang the blues
And I asked HIM for some happy news
But HE just smiled and turned away
I went down to the sacred store
Where I'd GOTTEN MONEY years before
But the BANKER said the CHECK IT WOULDN’T PAY
INSIDER CEO’S, they screamed
The WIDOWS cried, and ORPHANS dreamed
But not a word was spoken
The WALL STREET bell WAS broken
And the three men WHO HAD WHAT IT TAKES
ROCKEFELLER, CARNEGIE AND GATES
YOU LOVED THEM THEN BUT NOW YOU HATE

The day the MONEY died

They were singing bye-PIECE OF American Pie
TOOK MY MONEY DOWN TO WALL STREET BUT THE BROKER HE LIED

And good old boys SELLIN' SHORT SAYIN’ BUY
Singin' this'll be the day that I die. 

 

Parody Copyright 2002 Kevin McNevins original lyrics and music copyright retained 

©1995-2002 Alan Howard, Don McLean.