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?