My name is Paul last name Sarbanes
Keep chuggin' along I've heard all your pains
I know the days are long and the nights are short
But it's really sad that people try to extort
And we couldn't let things keep goin' on
Cuz there's a lot of companies like Enron
Yea the list is long but we think it's for the best
We had to make it safe for everyone to invest
Yea well my name is Mike last name Oxley
Some think it's overkill but please don't knock me
We had to protect investors from fraud
We wanna minimize the risk for anyone could rob
I think me and Paul finally got it figured out
But I'm sure some of you will continue to doubt
We knew there was something that we had to do
And now you got the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Chorus:
Clockin' lots of hours on section 404
I go to work early and I get home late
Clockin' lots of hours on section 404
No time to waste, can't miss the due date
Clockin' lots of hours on section 404
I can pretty much kiss my vacation goodbye
Clockin' lots of hours on section 404
I wish my fiscal year ended in July
I'm the SEC so don't mess with me
I'm gonna tell you 'bout the PCAOB
They're gonna show up at your front door,
Checkin' out your section 404
So you gotta make sure that you get done
And I know for sure it's not gonna be fun
You need to buckle down, you need to get your mind straight
Cuz this is something that rella just can't wait
Yo my name's COSO and I know control
So jump on board and get ready to roll
I brought this up back in '92
But this is something that nobody wanted to do
Y'all probably know my acronym of crime
It just didn't fit and it was hard to rhyme
But these are the things that you need to know
If you think you're gonna make it in the big show
Chorus
Now we haven't even talked about the Big Fat 4
Everybody knows, they're the consultin' whores
It's bad enough when they only had audit
And now with SOX, now they know they really got it
PwC, E&Y, and Deloitte
KPMG, hell they all exploit
The partners at the top make all the cash
While the ones at the bottom have to bust their ass