CEO
(Ralph
Covert-Emery Pike)
Gimme all the stock options you can handle; fly me
round the country in a corporate jet;
Fortify my pay with a cash incentive; earned by the
rank and file’s honest sweat.
I am the CEO!
Of the INC!
I have the deepest affection, for your satisfaction;
Long as you keep your attention on makin’ money for
me!
EPS is down and my options are worthless; to get the
ball rollin’ heads are gonna roll;
I’ll cut some costs and I’ll call it profit; I’ll cut
some jobs, call it a “chance to grow”.
America the Beautiful, you’ll shed your wealth on me…
I am a pseudo Democratic Conservationist Nazi; a Republican Disciple of the
Profit Pool.
I’m on a Ship of Fools with my Board of Directors; use
my God and Country as a PR tool.
Emery - Lead Vocal, Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Ralph Covert - Backing Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Chuck Folds - Bass
Ledbetter - Drums
© 2002 Waterdog Music / Daddy Thunder Musik
Emery’s Notes:
What more can I say? This is
an early Who inspired rant ‘n rave featuring those beloved executives who
have been raping, pillaging, and plundering shareholders with an especially
fervent intensity these past few years. It’s a shame its all happened
before, and will probably happen again.
The song was inspired by a
collection of characters, some
of them of recent CEO vintage, and some going back a while. They’ve each in
their own way contributed to the prototype “CEO” featured here. There’s
more than a “few bad apples”, believe me, and they don’t all get caught. After
all, if everyone else is “doing it”, why can’t we?
Incidentally, I have found this song to be particularly
uplifting when played at maximum volume in a swiftly moving motor vehicle
with the windows rolled down.
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