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Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Al Bowlly

They used to tell me I was building a dream
And so I followed the mob
When their was earth to plow or guns to bear
I was always their 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 sloggin' 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
Say buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, ah gee we looked swell
Full of that Yankee-Doodly-dum
Half a million boots went sloggin' through Hell
And I was the kid with the drum

Oh, 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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Lyrics by Al Bowlly

  20th Century Blues   All I Do Is Dream of You   All of Me   As Long As I Live   Bei Mir Bist Du Schön   Blue Hawaii   Blue Moon   Brother, Can You Spare a Dime   By the Fireside   Can't We Be Friends   Can't We Talk It Over?   Close Your Eyes   Dancing With Tears in My Eyes   Dancing With Tears in My Eyes   Did You Ever See a Dream Walking   Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?   Dinah   Dinner At Eight   Dreaming   Easy Come, Easy Go   Easy To Love   Goodnight Sweetheart   Guilty   I Double Dare You   I'll Never Be the Same   I've Got You Under My Skin   If I Had You   If I Had You   In the Still of the Night   Isle of Capri   Little Drummer Boy   Love is the Sweetest Thing   Lover Come Back To Me   Lover, Come Back to Me   Lying in the Hay   Mama, I Wanna Make Rhythm   Midnight, the Stars and You   My Heart Is Taking Lessons   My Heart Is Taking Lessons   Paris in the Spring   Riptide   Stay on the Right Side of the Road   Sweet and Lovely   The Day You Came Along   The Very Thought of You   The Very Thought of You [Alternate Take][#]   There's Something In The Air   Time On My Hands   What a Little Moonlight Can Do   When You Wish Upon a Star   When You Wish Upon a Star   Whispering   With My Eyes Wide Open   With My Eyes Wide Open I'm Dreaming   You Have Taken My Heart   You Oght to See Sally on Sunday   You Ought to Be in Pictures   You Oughta Be in Pictures   You're a Sweetheart   You're My Everything   You're My Thrill

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