Once I built a railroad, made it run, I 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
Oh, once I built a tower, now it’s done, buddy, can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits, boy I looked swell, full of that Yankee Doodly Dum
Half a million boots they 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
Why don’t you remember, I’m your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?
Ooh, say don’t you remember that it was Al all the time
Say don’t you remember, I’m your pal, Buddy, can you spare a dime?