Once I built a railroadmade it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a railroadnow it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime

Once I built a towerto the sun
Bricksrivetand lime
Once I built a towernow 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 bootsthey went
slogging through Hell
And II 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