Bonum Certa Men Certa

How Much Corruption Can One Survive in EPO?

Summary: EPO President António Campinos deserves a little poetry



Credit: I Will Survive

At first I was afraid, I was petrified Kept thinking I could never leave without big bonuses by my side But then I spent so many nights thinking how to rob the staff And I grew gaps And I learned how to get fake 'studies' And Battistelli is back From CEIPI I just walked in to find you here with that decision from ILO I should have changed that stupid court, I should have made them kangaroos If I'd known for just one second courts are back to bother me Go on now, go, walk out the window Just turn around now Like my drunk son who crashed the car Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with lawsuits? You think I'd crumble? You think I'd lay down and shout? Oh no, not I, I will lawyer up Oh, as long as I know how to misuse budget, I know I'll stay out of jail I've got all my wine to drink And I've got all my SLAPP to give and I'll abuse I will misuse, hey, hey It took all the strength I had not to fall from grace Kept trying hard to mend the image of my political dad And I spent oh-so many nights just feeling sorry for his name I used to drink But now I have my own bar and you see me Somebody dumb I'm not that chained-up HEY HI person still in love with 'IP' And so you felt like dropping in and just expect me to comply Well, now I'm saving all my lying for someone who's controlled by me Go on now, go, walk back to Haar Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome in my office Weren't you the one who tried to break me with your ILO ruling? You think I'd comply? I'd rather just die Oh no, not I, I will not comply Oh, as long as I know how to cheat, I know I'll stay corrupt I've got all my wine to drink And I've got nepotistic jobs to give and I'll survive I will surmount Oh Go on now, go, walk out the window Just turn around now 'Cause you're not welcome in Munich Weren't you the one who tried to break me with BoA rulings? You think I'd tolerate it? You think I'd lay down and not intervene? Oh no, not I, I will send Mihály Oh, as long as I know how to cheat, I know I'll stay corrupt I've got all my wine to give And I've got all my bribes to give and I'll survive I will survive I will survive

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