Brother Can You Spare A Dime? - Lyrics

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Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (Edgar Harburg/Jay Gorney 1932)
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 there on the job They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread Once I built a railroad, I made it run I made it run against time Once I built a railroad and now it’s done Buddy can you spare a dime? Once I built a tower way up to the sun With bricks and mortar and lime Once I built a railroad and 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 slogging through hell I was the kid with the drum Oh say, don’t you remember? You called me Al It was Al all the time Say, don’t you remember? I was your pal Buddy, can you spare a dime? Say, don’t you remember? You called me Al It was Al all the time Say, don’t you remember? I was your pal Buddy, can you spare a dime? Buddy, can you spare a dime?
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