Brother Can You Spare A Dime
They used to tell us "We were building a dream"
With peace and glory ahead
Why should we be standing in line
Just waiting for a piece of bread?
Once we built a railroad, made it run
Made it race against time
Once we built a railroad, now it's done
Brother, hmm, can you spare a dime?
Once we built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Oh, once, once we built that tower, now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, gee, they looked swell
Full of that yankee-doodly-dum
Half a million boots, they went slogging through Hell
He was that kid with the drum
Say, "Don't you remember, you called him "Al"?
It was "Al" all the time
Hey buddy, don't you remember? He was your pal
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Say, "Don't you remember"?
He was your pal!
Brother, can't you spare just one dime!
With peace and glory ahead
Why should we be standing in line
Just waiting for a piece of bread?
Once we built a railroad, made it run
Made it race against time
Once we built a railroad, now it's done
Brother, hmm, can you spare a dime?
Once we built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Oh, once, once we built that tower, now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, gee, they looked swell
Full of that yankee-doodly-dum
Half a million boots, they went slogging through Hell
He was that kid with the drum
Say, "Don't you remember, you called him "Al"?
It was "Al" all the time
Hey buddy, don't you remember? He was your pal
Brother, can you spare a dime?
Say, "Don't you remember"?
He was your pal!
Brother, can't you spare just one dime!
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Writer(s): E. Y. Harburg, Jay Gorney
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