once i built a railroad i made it run i made it run against time once i built a railroad and now it s 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 it s 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 don t you remember you called me al it was al all the time say don t 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 it s done buddy can you spare a dime 