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NEWSBOY: Extra! Extra! Latest Wall Street prices!LESTER: Here's a quarter. Keep the change!You got to be coolWhen you're walking on Wall StreetLike going to schoolYou learn a lot every dayAnd this is the ruleWhen you're walking on Wall StreetBuy low, sell highTake a piece of the pieThat's the Wall Street wayLESTER: When you use your money to make more money, that's called an investment. When you invest in a corporation, that means you own your own share of it.The companies that manufacture things we useLike telescopes and videos and high-top shoesAre looking for investors such as me and youSo we can own shares in the company tooLESTER: That's called "stock." Smart investors look to buy stock in a company that's going up in value.Here's a stock that's looking mighty good, I thinkWhiz Bang Cola - that's my favorite drinkLooks as if their sales are going up sky-highSongtexteBetter call my broker and tell him to buyLESTER: Hello, Leroy? This is Lester the Investor. Whiz Bang Cola's going up. Buy some stock for me!LEROY: OK, Lester! Confirming your order: buy Whiz Bang Cola at eight and a quarter.LESTER: All right!You got to be smartWhen you're walking on Wall StreetSo just for a startI check the paper each dayFirst, I read the comicsThen I check the sportsAnd then I take a look at the market reportsTo see if my stock is riding low or highSo I know when to sell, and I know when to buyLESTER: Oh, oh! Here's a dime. Keep the change. Stock prices go up and down so smart investors like me buy a little at a time every month. That way, we can watch the ups and downs average out in the long run. Leroy calls that "dollar cost averaging."I don't want to get hurtWhen I'm walking on Wall StreetI could lose my shirtNot to mention my cashSo I stay alertWhen I'm walking on Wall StreetBuy low, sell highTake my piece of the pieNEWSBOY: Read all about it! Latest Wall Street flash: Whiz Bang Cola is on the rise!Well, I came out aheadAnd I'm swinging on Wall StreetAnd just like I saidI'm learning more every daySo remember the ruleWhen you're walking on Wall StreetBuy low, sell highTake your piece of the pieLESTER: Here's a dollar. Keep the change.That's the Wall Street way Aus Songtexte Mania