Brother Can You Spare A Dime

Once I built a railroad, made it run

Made it race against time

Once I built a railroad (once he built a railroad), now it's done

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower to the sun

Brick and rivet and lime

Once I built a tower (once he built a tower), now it's done

Brother, can you spare a dime?

They used to tell me I was building a dream

And so I followed the mob

When there was earth to plow or guns to bear

I was always there, right on the job

Once I built a railroad, made it run

Made it race against time

Once I built a railroad (once he built a railroad), now it's done

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower to the sun

Brick and rivet and lime

Once I built a tower (once he built a tower), now it's done

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell

Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum

Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell

And I was the kid with the drum

Say, don't you remember? They called me 'Al'

It was 'Al' all the time

Say, don't you remember? (don't you remember) I'm your pal

Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Buddy, give me just one lousy dime