[Verse 1]
There's a playbook they don't want you to see
Hidden strategies of private equity
CAMP report from twenty-twenty-four
Shows the methods they've been using more and more
Appelbaum and Batt laid the foundation
Academic truth about wealth concentration
[Chorus]
Four essential books to read today
To learn their secrets, know their way
Private equity's hidden game
Plunder, pillage, shift the blame
Read the playbook, know their moves
Knowledge is the power that improves
[Verse 2]
Ballou wrote "Plunder" in twenty-three
Accessible stories for you and me
How they plan to strip America bare
Taking profits while pretending they care
Morgenson, Rosner joined the fight
"These Are the Plunderers" brought truth to light
[Chorus]
Four essential books to read today
To learn their secrets, know their way
Private equity's hidden game
Plunder, pillage, shift the blame
Read the playbook, know their moves
Knowledge is the power that improves
[Bridge]
Academic foundation first
Then the narrative that's well-rehearsed
Latest research shows their hand
Now you'll finally understand
Why the wealthy keep getting more
While communities hit the floor
[Verse 3]
Leverage buyouts, debt loading schemes
Crushing worker pension dreams
Extract value, cut the cost
Count the jobs and lives they've lost
But now you have the reading list
To see through their capitalist mist
[Chorus]
Four essential books to read today
To learn their secrets, know their way
Private equity's hidden game
Plunder, pillage, shift the blame
Read the playbook, know their moves
Knowledge is the power that improves
[Outro]
CAMP, Appelbaum, Ballou too
Morgenson's research calling you
Essential reading starts today
Don't let them take your wealth away