Brother 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...

They used to tell me I was building a dream And so I followed the mob When there was earth to plough or guns to bear I was always there, right on the job They used to tell me I was building a dream...