Auditor's Blues

Auditor=s Blues (sung to the tune of Smuggler=s Blues by Glen Fry)

 Written at the time of the Enron scandals but still appallingly appropriate.

         There's trouble on Wall Street tonight,

                     I can feel it in my bones.

                     I had a premonition,

                     That we should not make the loan.

                     I knew the books were bogus,

                     But I didn't get a thrill.

                     Everything they told us,

                     Was just water by the mill.

                     So baby, here's your ticket,

                     Put the suitcase in your hand.

                     Here's a little money now,

                     Do it just the way we planned.

                     You be cool for twenty hours

                     And I'll pay you twenty grand.

                     I'm sorry it went down like this,

                     And someone had to lose,

                     It's the nature of the business,

                     It's the auditor's blues,

                     Auditor's Blues.

                     The lawyers and accountants,

                     The day traders and the law,

                     The pay offs and the rip offs,

                     And the things nobody saw.

                     No matter if it's SPEs, tax shelters, or hauling trash,

                     You're loath to follow GAAP

                     Cause you earn consulting cash.

                     There's lots of shady characters,

                     Lots of dirty deals.

                     Ev'ry name's an alias

                     In case somebody squeals.

                     It's the lure of easy money,

                     It's gotta very strong appeal.

                     Perhaps you'd understand it better

                     Standin' in my shoes,

                     It's the ultimate enticement,

                     It's the auditor's blues,

                     Auditor's Blues.