The October Song?

Just in time for the stock market's scariest month — October — Marcy Shaffer and her chums at Versus deliver a bit of musical snark. The "October Jitters" have recency in financial disasters during the 10th month beginning in 1929 and those fears are reinforced by the October disasters of 1987 and 2008. So, sit back and enjoy the music. If this is (fair & balanced) atychiphobia, so be it.

[x Versus]
"Song Of The Robber Baron — Nobody Knows The Bubbles I've Seen"
By Marcy Shaffer

To "Nobody Knows The Troubles I've Seen" (Traditional)
Parody Lyrics By Marcy Shaffer/Additional Music By Greg Hilfman

NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS THEIR SPECTERS.
NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I SCREEN.
NOBODY KNOWS THEIR SECTORS.

OH, BABY.
NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS I NURSED THEM.
NOBODY KNOWS MY BUBBLES ROUTINE.
NOBODY KNOWS I BURST THEM.

THE DOT-COM BOOM WAS VA-VA-VOOM.
IB* OK'S.
IPO** CRAZE.
A HOT-COM BLOOM WOULD ZA-ZA-ZOOM.
MARKET ABLAZE.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

SO MUCH WAS JUNK.
SO MUCH WAS BUNK.
BUT FEW WOULD UNLOAD.
HOOCOODANODE?***
I MADE MY DUNK.
GOT PAID A CHUNK.
THEN ENTERED THE CODE
AND SHOWED THE TECHS EXPLODE!

NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
(CAREEN.)
NOBODY KNOWS MY METRICS.
(MMM-HMMM.)
NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES BETWEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS MY DEBT TRICKS.

NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS MY GAMBIT.
NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I MEAN.
NOBODY KNOWS A DAMN BIT.

THE MOST SUBLIME
WAS MOST SUBPRIME.
SLICE IT UP TWICE.
DICE IT TO RICE.
OH, WHAT A TIME.
OH, WHAT A CLIMB!
DOUBLING PRICE.
BUBBLING NICE.

TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.
IT GREW AND GREW.
THOSE ON THIS PATH
CHOSE TO DISS MATH.
I MADE MY COUP.
GOT PAID MY DUE.
THEN MANAGED GOD'S WRATH.
BEGAN THE BUBBLE BATH!

NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS MY DUMP LIST.
NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I PREEN.
NOBODY KNOWS MY CHUMP LIST.

NOBODY KNOWS THE BUBBLES I'VE SEEN.
NOBODY KNOWS THE KEY, BABE.
NOBODY KNOWS MY BUBBLES MACHINE.
NOBODY KNOWS BUT ME, BABE.

NOBODY KNOWS.
NOBODY KNOWS.
NOBODY KNOWS BUT ME.

*IB = Investment Banker.
**IPO = Initial Public Offering.
***Hoocoodanode = "Who coulda knowed?" Defined here.
("'Hoocoodanode?' was quintessential Tanta snark, a bemused response to the hand wringing that's followed the recent financial insanity.”) Ω

[Lead Vocal/Background Vocals
Gary Stockdale

Background Vocals
Angie Jarée
Janis Liebhart

Music Director
Greg Hilfman]

[VERSUS parodies are written by Marcy Shaffer, whose professional writing experience includes television, film, lyrics, verse and… musical parody. VERSUS is co-produced by Russ Meyer, a private equity veteran whose industry expertise includes financial services as well as entertainment. Shaffer is an attorney-cum-parodist (Roll over Stephan Pastis!) and her partner, Russ Meyer, received his MBA from Stanford University. Shaffer writes the words and Meyer counts the beans.]

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