[Verse 1] Bernie Madoff ran a scheme so grand Promised steady profits, never missed a beat Sixty-five billion slipped right through his hands While investors thought their returns were sweet But Harry saw the numbers didn't add up right Something strange was hiding in plain sight [Chorus] Check the distribution, see the pattern's wrong Real investments dance, they don't stay strong Statistical impossibility, the numbers tell the tale When returns are too perfect, red flags never fail Algorithm detective, math will find the lie Smooth and steady profits? Question always why [Verse 2] Legitimate investments have their ups and downs Volatility's normal in the trading game But Madoff's monthly statements never showed a frown Every quarter looked exactly the same Markopolos ran the numbers through his code Mathematical proof of a fraudulent road [Chorus] Check the distribution, see the pattern's wrong Real investments dance, they don't stay strong Statistical impossibility, the numbers tell the tale When returns are too perfect, red flags never fail Algorithm detective, math will find the lie Smooth and steady profits? Question always why [Verse 3] Five times Harry warned the SEC with care Two thousand to two thousand eight he tried His algorithmic analysis laid the fraud bare But regulators pushed his proof aside The strategy claimed could never generate The returns reported at that steady rate [Bridge] Then two thousand eight brought the market crash Redemption requests poured in like rain Bernie couldn't cover, ran out of cash The Ponzi pyramid collapsed in pain If they'd listened to the algorithm's voice Billions saved, a very different choice [Chorus] Check the distribution, see the pattern's wrong Real investments dance, they don't stay strong Statistical impossibility, the numbers tell the tale When returns are too perfect, red flags never fail Algorithm detective, math will find the lie Smooth and steady profits? Question always why [Outro] Now we know the lesson that the data taught Mathematical patterns never lie Trust the algorithms, heed the proof they brought When the numbers speak, we should listen why
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