- Song of the Day: "Brother Can You Spare A Dime?" - Dedicated to Blogger Henry X Sysack [1], still going strong - his latest creation posted above, now showing on Pearl Road.
- "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?
- "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries," lyrics by Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson (1931)
- People are queer, they're always crowing, scrambling and rushing about;
- Why don't they stop someday, address themselves this way?
- Why are we here? Where are we going? It's time that we found out.
- We're not here to stay; we're on a short holiday.
- Life is just a bowl of cherries.
- Don't take it serious; it's too mysterious.
- You work, you save, you worry so,
- But you can't take your dough when you go, go, go.
- So keep repeating it's the berries,
- The strongest oak must fall,
- The sweet things in life, to you were just loaned
- So how can you lose what you've never owned?
- Life is just a bowl of cherries,
- So live and laugh at it all.
- Life is just a bowl of cherries.
- Don't take it serious; it's too mysterious.
- At eight each morning I have got a date,
- To take my plunge 'round the Empire State.
- You'll admit it's not the berries,
- In a building that's so tall;
- There's a guy in the show, the girls love to kiss;
- Get thousands a week just for crooning like this:
- Life is just a bowl of . . . aw, nuts!
- So live and laugh at it all!
- "We're in the Money," lyrics by Al Dubin, music by Harry Warren (from the film Gold Diggers of 1933 [2], 1933)
- We're in the money, we're in the money;
- We've got a lot of what it takes to get along!
- We're in the money, that sky is sunny,
- Old Man Depression you are through, you done us wrong.
- We never see a headline about breadlines today.
- And when we see the landlord we can look that guy right in the eye
- We're in the money, come on, my honey,
- Let's lend it, spend it, send it rolling along!
- Oh, yes we're in the money, you bet we're in the money,
- We've got a lot of what it takes to get along!
- Let's go we're in the money, Look up the skies are sunny,
- Old Man Depression you are through, you done us wrong.
- We never see a headline about breadlines today.
- And when we see the landlord we can look that guy right in the eye
- We're in the money, come on, my honey,
- Let's lend it, spend it, send it rolling along!
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