Bernie Madoff made off with my money

I’m working on a tune for this doggerel ditty,
a chastushka in Russian

here’s the words, or the first draft
in case anybody is interested in
seeing how I come up with such tunes :

bernie madoff
made off with my money
he cleaned me out
and it ain’t funny
not only did he
make off with my money
he made off with the money
of my honey
and dozens of other
ditsy rich bitches’ dough
don’t you know
he bilked his personal friends
sucked in some of Wall Street’s
sharpest sharks
wiped out pension funds,
life savings,
over 4000 accounts
Bernie Madooff
pulled off the greatest Ponzi scheme of all time
Bernie Madoff made off
with over fifty billion dollars.
Now’s he’s doing time
he’s gonna be in there
for a very long time
but that’s nothing
compared to the time
he’s gonna be doin
if you believe in the judgment day

Bernie Madoff
was such a personable chap
with his grey curls tucked under
his blue baseball cap
as he headed up to his penthouse.
Who knew he was such a louse.

what are we made of
to have let ourselves be taken in
by bernie madoff.

Here the second draft. I’ve got a tune
but haven’t fit all the words to it yet :

bernie madoff
made off with my money
he cleaned me out
and it isn’t funny
and not only did he
make off with my money
he made off with the money
of my honey
and stole dozens of other
ditsy rich bitches’ dough
he sucked in many of his best personal friends
and Wall Street’s most venerable investment bank
everybody thought he had the magic touch
Bernie Madoff
made off
with fifty billion dollars
he wiped out pension funds, trust funds,
lifetime savings, inheritances,
retirement nest eggs,
over 4000 accounts
Bernie Madoff pulled off the greatest
Ponzi scheme of all time

Now’s he’s doing time
and he’s going to in there for a very long time
maybe for the duration
but that’s nothing
compared to the time
he’s gonna be doin after that,
when he’s sentenced on the judgment day

Bernie was such a personable chap
chap
with his grey curls tucked under
his blue baseball cap
as he headed up to his seven million dollar penthouse
who knew he was such a louse

he’s says it all got out of control
and he didn’t want to disappoint anybody
so he just kept it going
and enjoyed the ride while it lasted

what are we made of
to have let ourselves be taken in
by bernie madoff.