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Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?

E.Y.Harburg
Jay Gorney

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I be stan - ding in line, just wait - ing for bread?

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Once I built a rail - road, made it run, made it race a - gainst time.
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Once I built a rail - road, now it's done. Bro - ther, can you spare a dime?
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Once I built a tow - er to the sun, Brick and riv - et and lime.
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Once I built a tow - er, now it's done. Bro - ther, can you spare a dime?
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Once, in kha - ki suits, gee, we looked swell; full of that Yan -kee Doo - dle - de - dum.

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Half a mil lion boots went slog - gin' through hell, And I was the kid with the drum.
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Say, don't you re - mem - ber, they called me Al; it was Al all the time.

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Say, don't you re- mem - ber I'm your pal! Bud - dy, can you spare a dime?

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