Lyrics:

Once I built a railroad... 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... to the sun
Bricks... rivet... and lime
Once I built a tower... now 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 boots... they went
Slogging through Hell
And I... I 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...