| Once I built a railroad, made it run
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| Made it race against time
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| Once I built a railroad, now it’s done
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| Brother, can you spare me a dime?
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| Once I built a tower to the sun
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| Brake and rivet and line
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| Once I built a tower, now it’s done
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| Buddy, can you spare me a dime?
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| Once in khaki suits, boy, we looked swell
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| Full of that Yankee-Doodle-dum
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| Then half a million boots went truckin' off to Hell
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| I was the kid with the drum
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| Say, don’t you remember? |
| You called me «Al»
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| It was «Al» all the time
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| Say, don’t you remember? |
| I’m your pal
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| Buddy, can you spare me a dime?
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| Once in khaki suits, boy, we looked swell
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| Full of that Yankee-Doodle-dum
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| Then half a million boots went truckin' off to Hell
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| I was the kid with the drum
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| Oh, say, don’t you remember? |
| You called me «Al»
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| Then, it was «Al» all the time
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| Say, don’t you remember? |
| I’m your pal
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| Buddy, can you spare me a dime?
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| Oh, buddy, can you spare me a dime?
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| Yeah, buddy, can you spare me a dime? |