THE STRESS TEST

I think the banks need more stress testing
So that we’ll know they’re five-by-five.
We wouldn’t want them out molesting
Homeowners whom they’d skin alive.
For stress can make the banks psychotics
Or, at the very least, neurotics
For all know bankers’ egos trip
With claims that they have lost their grip.
They need someone they can rely on
Who won’t allege they’re racketeers
Who’ve made their money and careers
By charging interest they get high on
So when they visit Harvard Yard
They’re welcomed with an honor guard.