Brother Can You Spare A Dime Lyrics - Thea Gilmore

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 me a dime? 

Once I built a tower to the sun 

Brick and rivet and lime 

Once I built a tower, now it's done 

Buddy, can you spare me a dime? 

Once in khaki suits, boy, we looked swell 

Full of that Yankee-Doodle-dum 

Then half a million boots went truckin off to Hell 

I was the kid with the drum 

Say, don't you remember, you called me "Al" 

It was "Al" all the time 

Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal 

Buddy, can you spare me a dime? 

Once in khaki suits, boy, we looked swell 

Full of that Yankee-Doodle-dum 

Then half a million boots went truckin off to Hell 

I was the kid with the drum 

Say, don't you remember, you called me "Al" 

Then, it was "Al" all the time 

Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal 

Buddy, can you spare me a dime? 

Oh, buddy, can you spare me a dime? 

Yeah, buddy, can you spare me a dime?