Often wonder what Phil Ochs would have made of it all.

A first draft came to me in a nightmare!

Here's a firm of auditors who help to cook the books
To make sure of their bonuses, making sure that no-one looks
Beyond the place where they have signed below the bottom line
And if anybody asks them, they say "Everything is fine"
But I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

An Arizona Baptist stakes his savings on a scheme
Building churches, schools, retirement homes, that helps folks live a dream
Suddenly he finds out that the whole thing was a fraud
And every cent that he had saved has been stolen by the board
But I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Making money out of garbage is a tricky thing to do
So fiddle with the company's books, and to make it all ring true
Bribe the company's auditor to sign off for a fee
Who gives a damn if in the end, they're robbing you and me
But I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

CEOs are focussed on a host of corporate thrills
Like paying themselves fortunes instead of paying company bills
Their apartments and their swimming pool, their sports car and their yacht
Are the symbols of their status, even if they stole the lot
But I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

When Communism crumbled, how the money men rejoiced
At the victory of exploitation sold in the name of choice
If Capitalism falls apart, and all because of greed
Who the hell, then, can we trust for the leadership we need?
But I'm sure it wouldn't interest anybody
Outside of a small circle of friends

Alan