MARY TRAVERS

BANZAI7 NEWs--Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “If I Had a Hammer” and “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?” enduring anthems of the 1960s protest movement, died Wednesday night in Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.



POOF! THE BAILOUT DRAGON
(Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter, Paul & Mary)
WilliamBanzai7 (Sept 2008)

POOF!, the bailout dragon lived by the subprime sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist near a land of Wall Street greed,
Little Hanky Paulson loved that rascal POOF!,
And brought him mortgage backed securities and other fancy finance stuff. oh

POOF!, the bailout dragon lived by the subprime sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed,
POOF!, the bailout dragon, savior of all deadbeats,
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed.

Together they would travel on a workout boat with billowed sail
Hanky kept a lookout perched on POOF!s gigantic tail,
Finance kings and princes would bow wheneer they came,
Pirate ships would lower their flag when POOF! roared out his name. oh!

POOF!, the bailout dragon lived by the subprime sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed,
POOF!, the bailout dragon, savior of all deadbeats
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed.

Wall Street lives forever but not so little boys
Without leverage and quantitative finance you can't make make fancy toys.
One grey night it happened, Hanky Paulson came no more
And POOF! that mighty dragon, he ceased his fearless roar.

His head was bent in sorrow, greenbacks ceased to rain,
POOF! no longer wanted to play financial legerdemain.
Without his life-long friend, POOF! could not be brave,
So POOF! that mighty dragon sadly slipped into his bailout cave. oh!

POOF!, the bailout dragon lived by subprime sea
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed,
POOF!, the bailout dragon, savior of all deadbeats
And frolicked in the autumn mist in a land of Wall Street greed.



THE ANSWER WARREN MY FRIEND, IS BLOWIN IN THE WIND
(Blowin in the Wind, Mary Travers)
WilliamBanzai7

How many points must the DOW slide down
Before it's safe to buy once again ?
Yes, n how many zombie banks must Uncle Sam bail
Before the Federal budget sinks in the deficit quicksand?
Yes, n how many times must FWMD cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, Warren my friend, is blowin in the wind,
The answer is blowin in the wind.

How many times must investors look up
Before they can see the Ponzi blue sky?
Yes, n how many ears must the SEC have
Before it can hear the whistle blowers's cry?
Yes, n how many financial disasters will it take till it knows
That too many greedy CEO's have lied?
The answer, Warren my friend, is blowin in the wind,
The answer is blowin in the wind.

How many years can a bloated asset bubble exist
Before its washed to the bear market sea?
Yes, n how many years can free markets exist
Before they're consumed by Wall Street hubris and greed?
Yes, n how many times can a man turn his 401(k) head,
Pretending he just doesnt see?
The answer, Warren my friend, is blowin in the wind,
The answer is blowin in the wind.



WHERE HAVE ALL THE BAILOUT BUCKS GONE?
(Where Have All the Flowers Gone-Pete Seeger)
WilliamBanzai7

Where have all the bailout bucks gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the bailout bucks gone?
Long time ago
Where have all bailout bucks gone?
Greedy bankers and AIG Sponge Bobs have picked them every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

Where have all the hedge funds gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the hedge funds gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the hedge funds gone?
Exploded every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the investment bankers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the investment bankers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the investment bankers gone?
Gone and laid off every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the investors gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the investors gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the investors gone?
Fled to cash every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the trading profits gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the trading profits gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the trading profits gone?
Covered with toxic mark downs every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?