Brother (Buddy), Can You Spare a Dime?

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
Of bricks and mortar, and lime
Once I built a tower, and now it's done
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits
Gee, we look swell
Full of that Yankee doodle-de-dum
A half a million boots went slogging through Hell
And I was the kid with the drum

Say, don't you remember you called me l?
It was l all the time
Say, don't you remember I was your pal?
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

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?