Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931)They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed the mob, When there was earth to plow, or guns to bear, I was always there right on the job. They used to tell me I was building a dream, with peace and glory ahead, Why should I be standing in line, just waiting for bread?Once I built a railroad, I 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, up 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 Doodly Dum, Half a million boots went slogging through Hell, And I was the kid with the drum!Say, don't you remember, they called me Al; it was Al all the time. Why don't you remember, I'm your pal? Buddy, can you spare a dime?Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum, Half a million boots went slogging through Hell, And 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?
Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm
Author: src66
Length: 03:10
Rating: 4.91
Views: 68861
Tags: "Brother Bing Can Crosby Depression Dime?" Recession Spare You
Video Comments
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caladrius09 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Will my son be singing this song, and not in an ironic way? I'm so scared he will, if we can't be smart and pull ourselves out of this depression
AnInfant (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Clearly you have no musical sense.But that's ok...not everyone does.
geilesuikerpapa123 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Goerge michael dit this way better!
DARPASpy (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
yes to true. is that man really your great-grandpa? if so tell him thank you for serving.
dave1argaman (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
very nice song
Kalamando (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
At 1:35 That Is My Great-GrandPa, Hes 19 In That Picture, Hes 82 now, Hes Living The "Good Life' If We Cant Call It That, He Survived WW2 After Being Drafted. Time Is Repeating....
Posmeallie (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
in the movie "Sullivan's Travels" the main character travels across the great depression country trying to see what the lives of those affected by poverty is like
FluffiFish (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
True.
pllaker31 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
yeah the failures in life. The smart people will learn what the people in the great depression did wrong and learn from their mistakes
FluffiFish (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)
Hard to believe that soon, we'll be the unfortunate people in these old photographs. |
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