'We Will Survive' - The John Thain Asset Writedown Song
'At first I was amazed,
Although I was dignified
When Merrill offered me the top job,
I almost died
But I've spent so many nights wondering what went wrong,
Our firm is strong,
We just need to get along
So we'll be back
From this bad place
I've a plan to writedown all our toxic waste
I should have dumped it all at once,
That really was the key
Then all the world's media
Wouldn't be making fun of me
We'll press on,
We know the score
Please believe me
We'll have no writedowns anymore
Our stock will soon be on the move,
No more staff will get the sack
We're getting in the groove
And we'll find our own way back,
The name's John Thain (And I'm not to blame),
But we will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to lead
I'll have my way
I've got my bonus in the bag
Then there's my stock option pay
So I'll survive
I will survive, hey, hey
It took all the self-belief I had
To stay this strong
But with my Goldman pedigree,
I knew I'd get along
I spent oh so many nights
Trying to raise new stock
I couldn't lie,
Them sovereign wealth funds were in shock
But this firm needs me,
Not someone new
One day we'll post a profit
That I promise you
So make fun of us,
We're bouncing back
What's all the fuss
We're turning into Goldman Sachs
We'll press on,
We know the score
Please believe me
We'll have no writedowns anymore
Our stock will soon be on the move,
No more staff will get the sack
We're getting in the groove
And we'll find our own way back,
The name's John Thain (And I'm not to blame)
But we will survive
We'll press on,
We know the score
Please believe me
We'll have no writedowns anymore
Our stock will soon be on the move,
No more staff will get the sack
We're getting in the groove
And we'll find our own way back,
The name's John Thain (And I'm not to blame)
Oh, we will survive
As long as I am CEO
We're bound to thrive
I promise you, I'll make it right
(Don't be fooled, I'm really very bright)
Yes we'll survive
We will survive
We will survive.........
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