The Enron Way

The Enron Way
(Sung to the tune of "MTA" by The Kingston Trio - melody also known as "Wreck of the '97")

(instrumental intro)

Let me tell you the story of a bankrupt company,
Who hid all of its debt away.
They picked their investors' pockets,
Ruined lives and families.
This is now called "The Enron Way."

(Chorus:)
How the investors got burned!
The investors got burned!
Workers' money unreturned!
Enron's known forever for deceit, which cost them.
Through their scam, investors got burned.

Ken Lay spent "quality time"
With the leaders of our nation,
Through donations, it was just quite plain...
What Lay got was lax enforcement,
Paid for on his nickel.
Now to Congress, Lay will not explain...

The Enron Trio
(left to right)
Jeff Skilling (President),
Ken Lay (Chairman),
Joe Sutton (Vice Chairman)

How the investors got burned!
The investors got burned!
Workers' money unreturned!
Enron's known forever for deceit, which cost them.
Through their scam, investors got burned.

"We did no wrong," claimed the Bush administration,
Full of ties to this company.
Enron could afford to exist for the wealthy,
Through their fat cats' sheer larceny.

"Just what went wrong?!" asks the House investigation.
Kenneth Lay said, "I have no clue."
Bush is fearful of this scandal - he must contain the damage,
Or its stain will tarnish him, too!

How the investors got burned!
The investors got burned!
Workers' money unreturned!
Enron's known forever for deceit, which cost them.
Through their scam, investors got burned.
Corrupt political bosses don't think Enron's a scandal;
If they have their way, Ken Lay won't pay.
Fight this brand of sleaze!
Campaign finance reform!
Stop continuing the Enron Way!
'Cause the investors got burned!
The investors got burned!
Workers' money unreturned!
Enron's known forever for deceit, which cost them.
Through their scam, investors got burned.

Alternate versions of this song parody:
Make Them Pay (Rush Limbaugh parody)
Wreck of the Ol' Constitution, by Darrell Decker
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