Wall Street
I want to make a book for my little niece about Wall Street where daddy and mommy work. I think this silly poem I wrote will be the text:
Long long ago, and a long way downtown
the the Dutch built a wall and timbered' it round.
But, not long, not long, as the fair city grew,
they tore down that wall and paved it all over too.
This was called Wall Street, old home of that wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
So, one fine spring morning, 'neath the buttonwood tree
some sharp financiers formed the N.Y.S.E.
On Each business morning, 9:30's the time:
Ding! ding! ding! rings bell, and the stocks fall or climb.
For, this is called Wall Street, old home of that wall,
lenders, bankers and borrowers, both great and small.
The from the House of Morgan, to Trinity Church,
from the home of the Big Board, where the fat pigeons perch,
you can see hurried bankers, partners, brokers and clerks
rushing to lunch and to and from work.
For, this is Wall Street, old home of that wall,
traders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
But, what are they doing, each busy long day?
Listen to what ol' Warren Buffet says:
"If a business does well, the stock will soon follow."
(For for risky day-traders, a hard pill to swallow!)
But you see, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
Here are some brokers, they'll sell and they'll buy,
profits' earned in the spread between low and high,
And this guy's and analyst, a heavyweight clerk,
he makes bold predictions: "Will that business plan work?"
But you see, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
But not all money is earned with great hurry and speed
the stately bond markets are less risky indeed
least risky of all, with a basement of gold
in the Fed's solid walls the wealth of nations it holds
Ah yes, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
The trading day's over, the closing bell's rung.
Time to close up the books and total our sums.
Bears and bulls both alike, some won, some lost,
The smart see the price, while the wise know the cost.
And yes this is Wall Street, old home of that wall
with lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
Long long ago, and a long way downtown
the the Dutch built a wall and timbered' it round.
But, not long, not long, as the fair city grew,
they tore down that wall and paved it all over too.
This was called Wall Street, old home of that wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
So, one fine spring morning, 'neath the buttonwood tree
some sharp financiers formed the N.Y.S.E.
On Each business morning, 9:30's the time:
Ding! ding! ding! rings bell, and the stocks fall or climb.
For, this is called Wall Street, old home of that wall,
lenders, bankers and borrowers, both great and small.
The from the House of Morgan, to Trinity Church,
from the home of the Big Board, where the fat pigeons perch,
you can see hurried bankers, partners, brokers and clerks
rushing to lunch and to and from work.
For, this is Wall Street, old home of that wall,
traders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
But, what are they doing, each busy long day?
Listen to what ol' Warren Buffet says:
"If a business does well, the stock will soon follow."
(For for risky day-traders, a hard pill to swallow!)
But you see, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
Here are some brokers, they'll sell and they'll buy,
profits' earned in the spread between low and high,
And this guy's and analyst, a heavyweight clerk,
he makes bold predictions: "Will that business plan work?"
But you see, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
But not all money is earned with great hurry and speed
the stately bond markets are less risky indeed
least risky of all, with a basement of gold
in the Fed's solid walls the wealth of nations it holds
Ah yes, this is Wall Street, old home of the wall,
lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.
The trading day's over, the closing bell's rung.
Time to close up the books and total our sums.
Bears and bulls both alike, some won, some lost,
The smart see the price, while the wise know the cost.
And yes this is Wall Street, old home of that wall
with lenders, borrowers and bankers, both great and small.