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

Bricks...rivet...and lime

Once I built a tower...now it's done

Brother, can you spare a dime



Once in cocky suits

Gee, we looked swell

Full of that Yankee Doodle-dom

Half a million boots..they went

slogging through Hell

And I..I was a kid with a 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

Buddy, can you spare a dime.....