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lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931)
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.
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 race against time.
Once I built a railroad; now it's done.
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower, up to the sun,
brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I 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 slogging 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.
Why don't you remember, I'm your pal?
Buddy, 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,
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, I was your pal?
Buddy, can you spare a dime?