text: Once i built a railroad, i made it run
  I made it run against time
  Once i built a railroad, and now its done
  Buddy, can you spare a dime?
  Once i built a tower way up to the sun
  Of bricks and morter and lime
  Once i built a tower, and now its done
  Buddy can you spare a dime?
  Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell
  Full of that yankee-doodlee-dum
  A half-a-million boots went sloggin through hell
  And i was the kid with the drum
  Say dont you remember, you called me al
  It was al all the time
  Say dont you remember, i was your pal
  Buddy, can you spare a dime?
  Once i built a railroad, i made it run
  I made it run against time
  Once i built a railroad, and now its done
  Buddy, can you spare a dime?