The Sherman Brothers - Fidelity Fiduciary Bank lyrics

Mr. Dawes Sr.: If you invest your tuppence wisely in the bank Safe and sound Soon that tuppence, safely invested in the bank Will compound And you'll achieve that sense of conquest As your affluence expands In the hands of the directors Who invest as propriety demands Mr. George Banks: May I, sir? Mr. Dawes Sr.: Carry on, Banks Mr. Banks (Mr. Dawes Sr.): You see Michael, you'll be part of... Railways through Africa (Exactly!) Dams across the Nile (The ships! Tell them about the ships!) Fleets of ocean greyhounds (More, tell them more!) Majestic, self-amortizing can*ls (How it fires the imagination!) Plantations of ripening tea Bank Directors: All from tuppence Prudently, thriftilly, frugally invested in the... To be specific: In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank! Mr. Banks (Mr. Dawes Sr.): Now, Michael When you deposit tuppence in a bank account (Go on!) Soon you'll see (Tell them more!) That it blooms into credit of a generous amount Semiannually Bank Directors: And you'll achieve that sense of stature As your influence expands To the high financial strata That established credit now commands You can purchase first and second trust deeds Think of the foreclosures! Bonds! Chattels! Dividends! Shares! Bankruptcies! Debtor sales! Opportunities! All manner of private enterprise! Shipyards! The mercantile! Collieries! Tanneries! Incorporations! Amalgamations! Banks! Mr. Dawes Sr.: While stand the banks of England, England stands... When fall the banks of England, England falls! Mr. Banks: You see, Michael, all for the lack of... Bank Directors: Tuppence Patiently, cautiously, trustingly invested in the... To be specific: In the Dawes, Tomes, Mousely, Grubbs Fidelity Fiduciary Bank!