Once I built a railroad, made it run,
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 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-doodle-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`m your pal!
Brother, can you spare a dime?
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