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Song Parodies -> "Stockton"
Original Song Title:
"Houston"
Original Performer:
Dean Martin
Parody Song Title:
"Stockton"
Parody Written by:
John A. Barry
The Lyrics
Stockton, CA, is the largest U.S. city to declare bankruptcy. A ruling from a Federal judge as to whether or not it’s eligible for protection is expected today.
Well it’s broken in this port town;
everything is fallin’ down.
Now it’s got a shameful fame
’cause it’s going down the drain.
Goin’ wrack is Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
All was gold until the lid blew
in ’08, then what could they do
when the dollars went away
and the place started to fray?
Goin’ bank’ is Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
Underlying finances were weak—
crash after real-estate-bubble peak.
Bond-holders are not friends;
the means don’t mesh with ends.
Owes the banks does Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
They’re trying to declare bankruptcy;
they have neared insolvency.
The town got in way over its head
and it’s operating in the red. . .
no, not black for Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
Well this port town is broken down. . .
largest-bankruptcy renown,
so it’s got a shameful fame
and is feeling lots of pain.
Ruin, wrack in Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
everything is fallin’ down.
Now it’s got a shameful fame
’cause it’s going down the drain.
Goin’ wrack is Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
All was gold until the lid blew
in ’08, then what could they do
when the dollars went away
and the place started to fray?
Goin’ bank’ is Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
Underlying finances were weak—
crash after real-estate-bubble peak.
Bond-holders are not friends;
the means don’t mesh with ends.
Owes the banks does Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
They’re trying to declare bankruptcy;
they have neared insolvency.
The town got in way over its head
and it’s operating in the red. . .
no, not black for Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
Well this port town is broken down. . .
largest-bankruptcy renown,
so it’s got a shameful fame
and is feeling lots of pain.
Ruin, wrack in Stockton, Stockton, Stockton.
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Good epitaph for a city that was too generous with employees and pensioners, and borrowed too freely from banks and muni debt market. You beat me by a week; my take on the topic should be out tomorrow.
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