Song of Hurwitz

		 	My name is Hurwitz
		I'm the boss of Maxxam
			I've got  some redwoods
		and I'm going to ax 'em.

			The trees I am cutting
		have lived two thousand years;
			I'll cut them for profit
		while shedding no tears.

			As an upstart on Wall Street
		I floated junk bonds.
			Now I level forests --
		Oh, now I drain ponds!

			I knew I had it made
		when I bought Pacific Lumber.
			Every grove and every glade
		is in my book, and has a number.

			It is my own nature
		To be a world-class financier.
			Now I destroy Nature:
		Sequoia, owls, salmon and deer.

			The Earth is my Capital,
		Its people my Labor.
			When I'm done let 'em go to Mars,
		our planetary neighbor!

			My name is Hurwitz
		I'm the boss of Maxxam
			I've got some redwoods
		and I'm going to ax 'em.

			-- H. Richard Leuchtag