Vikram Bandit, Lounge Act

February 26th, 2009 by alyx · 6 Comments · bandit

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NYPost says Vikram Bandit is going to be at the helm of Citigroup for a good long time, but we’re thinking, without a bonus, maybe he could start moonlighting as part of a cover band or as a lounge singer.

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The Reformed Broker got in the act this morning with The Bandit’s version of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”. Now, thanks to a benefactor whom I will keep anonymous, I present to you the Bandit rendition of Steve Miller Band’s “Rockin’ Me”:

“Bailin’ me” lyrics, by the Bandit Band

Well I’ve been fightin’ real hard
And I’m tryin’ to keep my job
But it just keeps gettin’ tougher every day
But I got to do my part cause I know in my heart
I got to please my Treasury Secretary, yeah

Well, I ain’t superstitious
And I don’t get suspicious
But my regulator is no friend of mine
And I know that it’s true that all the money that I lost
Will come back to me in my sweet time

So keep on bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy

I went from Stanley, Old Lane
All the way to Citigroup
New York, Washington, D.C.
Saudi Arabia where the sheiks are friendly
So I could save my little Citi, yeah

Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Timmy, Timmy, Timmy
Keep on bailin’
Bailin’ me baby
Keep on a bailin’
Bailin’ me baby

Don’t get suspicious
Now don’t be suspicious
Chairman, you know my Tier 1 is good,
And you know that it’s true
That all the things that I do
Are gonna come back to haunt you in due time

I went from Stanley, Old Lane
All the way to Citigroup
New York, Washington, D.C.
Saudi Arabia where the sheiks are friendly
So I could hear my board say with me

Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me, bailin’ me, bailin’
Timmy, Timmy, Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy
Keep on a bailin’ me Timmy

h/t to TonyS for busting out with the Photoshop which you know is well above my skill level. The original version, for those not versed:

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