The Company Song

[Ken Dodd]

Not bad altough a wee bit syrupy.

How about this ....

Up at eight, you can't be late

for Matthew & Son, he won't wait.

Watch them run down to platform one
And the eight-thirty train to Matthew & Son.

Matthew & Son, the work's never done, there's always something new.
The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through.
And they've been working all day, all day, all day!

There's a five minute break and that's all you take,
for a cup of cold coffee and a piece of cake.

Matthew & Son, the work's never done, there's always something new.
The files in your head, you take them to bed, you're never ever through.
And they've been working all day, all day, all day!

He's got people who've been working for fifty years
No one asks for more money cuz nobody dares
Even though they're pretty low and their rent's in arrears

Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son, Matthew & Son,
And they've been working all day, all day, all day!

I have seen Matthew and Son (the famous(?) duo) in Benidorm last year. If you watched the documentary (not the comedy) you will know who they are.

They are absolute s-h-y-t-e of the most amazing kind. When they told jokes that no-one laughed at, they actually shouted at the audience! the singing is crap, but they genuinely think they are better than they are.

Of course, this will mean nothing to you if you didn't catch the programme. FYI - also starring was a one-armed, one-legged singer who had a v attractive russian wife who duetted with him on Meatloaf tracks. I saw him too!!

Anyone want to come to Benidorm this year?

[DaveB]

Ah, but that's not SOX compliant is it?

As long as it's reported accurately and the underlying data is adequately protected and managed there's nowt wrong with it as far as SOX is concerned.

[Mich the Tester]

As long as it's reported accurately and the underlying data is adequately protected and managed there's nowt wrong with it as far as SOX is concerned.

Yeah, but if you have to go to all that trouble you may as well spend a bit more than just buying people a drink on the company card. Maybe that’s how all this crap is justified.

[DaveB]

Yeah, but if you have to go to all that trouble you may as well spend a bit more than just buying people a drink on the company card. Maybe that’s how all this crap is justified.

In a SOX compliant environment that should all happen anyway. You spend the money, report the expenses, that information is correctly reported in the co's financial reports and the whole lot is stored and managed properly to ensure the figures can't be fiddled.

Even the example of the woman paying for her family and claiming it as expenses for staff entertainment could still be SOX compliant as long as the financial information involved was properly managed and secured and the fraud identified and reported as part of the SOX process.