SPOONFUL OF STRESS TEST SUGAR

A SPOONFUL OF STRESS TEST SUGAR
(Spoonful of Sugar, Mary Poppins)
WilliamBanzaiPoppins

Nouriel Poppins:
[Spoken]
In ev'ry insolvent bank that must be redone
There is an element of fun
You find the fun and snap!
Creative destruction is a capitalist game

[Sung by Tim Geithner]
And ev'ry zombie bank you resuscitate
Becomes a piece of Wall Street chocolate cake
A lark! A spree! It's very clear to see that

A Spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
In a frightful but delightful way

A CEO feathering his nest
Has very little time to rest
While gathering his elements of bonus twine and twig
Though quite intent in his monetary pursuit
He has a merry tune to toot
He knows a recovery song will move the job along - for

A Spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most frightful but delightful way

[Interlude]

Those crafty bankers that fetch the nectar
From investors to their Greenwich homes
Never tire of ever buzzing to and fro
Because they take a little nip
From ev'ry 401k flower that they sip
And hence (And hence),
They find (They find)
Their task is not a grind.

Ah-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h-h ah!

A Spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
The medicine go down-wown
The medicine go down
Just a spoonful of stress test sugar helps the medicine go down
In a most frightful but delightful way