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. Written by lyricist Yip Harburg and composer Jay Gorney, "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Quick Thought. 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? Foxtrot – Instrumental 10. The Ascent – Instrumental 12. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" was released, the unemployment had soared well past double digits to 24.1%.

Once I built a railroad; Now it's done. Connie Francis Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Ritual – High Priestess and Company 11. lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney (1931) They used to tell me I was building a dream, and so I followed … In 1932, a young New York City lyricist named E.Y. Once in khaki suits, gee we looked swell, Full of that yankee doodle dum. buddy can you spare a dime?

For some Americans, the decade preceding the Great Depression was a time of great prosperity and growth. Colossus – Carl 7. What's It Gonna Take? Lyrics.

"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" lyrics performed by Connie Francis: They used to tell me I was building a dream And so I followed the mob When their was earth to plow or guns to bear I was always their right on the job

By 1932, when Bing Crosby's version of "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" – Ann Darrow 5. Special FX – Ann and Company 8. Brother, can you spare a dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? say don't you remember, I'm your pal! I Wanna Be Loved by You – The Company 6.

is one of the best-known American songs of the Great Depression.

Once I built a tower up to the sun, brick and rivet and lime. They used to tell me I was building a dream. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" once in khaki suits

Breadline during the Great Depression. Buddy can you spare a dime?

Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? The height of the Great Depression had arrived, and unfortunately, it was still just the beginning. 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?

Perfect – Jack Driscoll 9. Once I built a tower, now it's done. 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? Brother, can you spare a dime? 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 tower to the sun brick and rivet and lime once I built a tower, now it's done brother can you spare a dime?

Lyrics. – Company 4. Brother, can you spare a dime? Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? Judy Collins' version to Brother (Buddy) Can You Spare a Dime from her album Judith. 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? “Yip” Harburg, together with composer Jay Gorney, penned what is considered the anthem of the Great Depression, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”It was part of the 1932 musical Americana.The melody is based on a Russian-Jewish lullaby Jay Gorney’s mother had sung to him as a child. Deep Thought. This is an oblique reference to the American Dream.