Songwriter: E.Y. Harburg Jay Gorney
Producer: George Michael Phil Ramone
Once I built a railroad, made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a rairoad, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle de dum
Half a million boots went slogging through hell
I was the kid with the 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?
Once I built a railroad, made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a rairoad, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle de dum
Half a million boots went slogging through hell
I was the kid with the 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?
Made it race against time
Once I built a rairoad, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle de dum
Half a million boots went slogging through hell
I was the kid with the 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?
Once I built a railroad, made it run
Made it race against time
Once I built a rairoad, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once I built a tower to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it's done
Brother can you spare a dime?
Once in khaki suits
Gee, we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle de dum
Half a million boots went slogging through hell
I was the kid with the 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?
more tracks from the album
Symphonica
- Praying For Time
- Cowboys and Angels
- John and Elvis Are Dead
- Roxanne
- The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
- Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
- You’ve Changed
- Through
- You Have Been Loved
- My Baby Just Cares For Me
- Wild Is the Wind
- A Different Corner
- Idol
- Feeling Good
- One More Try
- Let Her Down Easy
- Going To A Town
From the albums
- Songs from the Last Century (1999)
- Pavarotti & Friends for Cambodia and Tibet (2000)
- Symphonica (2014)
George Michael popular songs
- Freedom! ’90
- Faith
- Father Figure
- One More Try
- As
- Fastlove
- I Want Your Sex (Pts. I & II)
- Jesus to a Child
- Kissing a Fool
- Praying For Time
- Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me
- Cowboys and Angels
- They Won’t Go When I Go
- You Have Been Loved
- Amazing
- Last Christmas
- This Kind Of Love
- A Different Corner
- Heal the Pain
- Spinning the Wheel
- Too Funky
- Outside
- Monkey
- Older