Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931)

They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob,
When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job.
They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead,
Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?

Once I built a railroad, I 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, up to the sun, brick, and rivet, and lime;
Once I built a tower, now it's done. Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum,
Half a million boots 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?

Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell,
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum,
Half a million boots 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.
Say, don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?

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• Brother Can You Spare Dime?
• Depression
• Recession

[b00djones]

I'm a two day old fetus and I listen to this music. Aren't I cool?

[subpolarity]

@playerbnny I'm so goddamn tired of comments like this.

[KairiSoraRiku35]

I'm addicted to this song... They used to tell me I was building a dream.

[Kalamando]

Once in khaki suits ... ahh gee we looked swell ... full of that yankee doodly dum ...

Man, its music like this that really hits one's own soul.

[canon21100]

Bush = Hoover, Obama = Roosevelt

[BigDon62]

@SuperiorConcept All Obama can offer the downtrodden of America & the cancer that is his nation's debt are words that are worth no more than a ten cent coin !

[SuperiorConcept]

@thegunzman12 same were u at

[munrochambers13]

prohibition was the cause of the great depression because the government didnt have enough money from alcohol to support the country....i just finished my mational history day projectt (:

[killzombies1011]

Poor people may have mercy on the souls for those who live today from the Great Depression blesst them all

[bigdon444]

Obama 's favorite song

[sandalman300]

@orbit14915 First off I'm not a republican nor republicon. But Hoover really wasn't at fault for the Great Depression. Second the polices of both parties are much different now then they were before.

[gray19801]

@orbit14915 Wake up as both parties are bought and paid for providing lip service every time up for reelection Repulocrats or Democans one in the same