[wp_owl id="172"] HSBC A spoof of Y.M.C.A . as performed by The Village People rewritten for the HSBC scandal. Various members of the House of Lords were found implicated in this tax evasion scheme which involved "vanilla" accounts and participants receiving "bricks" of cash payments. Funny how often Panama crops up, too! Verse 1: Rich man, are you under attack? I said, rich man, are you still paying tax? I said, rich man, they want the shirt from your back? There's no need to be unhappy.. Rich man, there's a bank that we know I said, rich man, they look after our dough I said, rich man, I said nobody knows How much we keep stashed there That's why we bank at the H.S.B.C. That's why we bank at the H.S.B.C. Keep it safe from the taxman and don't miss a trick You can have all your cash in a brick Come on and bank at the H.S.B.C. Come on and bank at the H.S.B.C. You can send it offshore in our Panama scheme You can do it just like Lord Green Verse 2: Rich man, we know tax is a killer I said, rich man, our lolly's safe in their chiller I said rich man, ever'y flavour's vanilla? There's no need to Fink about it Rich man, don't do it all by yourself I said Rich man, you can hang onto your wealth Just go there, to the HSBC They'll show you how to be tax-free That's why we bank at the H.S.B.C. That's why we bank at the H.S.B.C. Keep it safe from the taxman and don't miss a trick You can have all your cash in a brick! Come on and bank at the H.S.B.C. Come on and bank at the H.S.B.C. You can send it offshore in our Panama scheme You can do it just like Lord Green [Instrumental Bridge- 8 bars] Verse 3: At this point Annie sits at table as MP Margaret Hodge, and Les takes seat opposite as Lord Green [Hodge:] Lord Green, you were their C.E.O I said, Lord Green, you're telling us you don't know I said, Lord Green, what went on in your bank? Has your mind gone a complete blank? [Lord Green:] Ms Hodge, I am shocked and surpised I said, Ms Hodge, you have opened my eyes I said Ms Hodge, I did not understand That we had a branch in Switzerland (You/We) defrauded the HMRC Yes (You/We) defrauded the HMRC Keep it safe from the taxman and don't miss a trick You can have all your cash in a brick (You/We) defrauded the HMRC Yes (You/We) defrauded the HMRC You can send it offshore in our Panama scheme You can do it just like Lord Green Verse 4: [Green:] Taxman, no use looking for blame I said , Taxman, it's all part of the game I said , Taxman, at heart we're all just the same We are all in this together [All: ] Taxman, You know we'll never be caught I said , Taxman, tax evasion's just sport I said , Taxman, stick to benefit fraud You know the poor just can't fight back That's why we bank at the HSBC That's why we bank at the HSBC We know that our cash is as safe as can be From our friends at the HMRC That's why we bank at the HSBC That's why we bank at the HSBC We know that our cash is as safe as can be When we bank with our friends at the H-SBC
