Summary
- In his recurring Tax Bits column, author Robert S. Steinberg parodies classic songs with tax lyrics.
- This song is to the tune of “I Wish I Were in Love Again” by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
- The parody is about the risk of audits.
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I Wish I’d Used My Head Back Then
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To the tune of I Wish I Were in Love Again by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
The perfect scheme
A tax-free dream
An audit notice and you want to scream
I wish I’d used my head back then.
With him I ran
The Shelter Man
Into the fire from the frying pan
I wish I’d used my head back then.
More bad news.
Tax Court Blues.
Tails you lose
I was really a dummkopf
When it’s too good
To be true, would
I’d asked more questions like I know you should
I’ve learned my lesson
And I wish I’d used my head back then.
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