Retropost (6 de julio de 2008): Buddy, can you spare a dime?

En mi estudio de grabación, un álbum (en el caso de que existiese el concepto) no se graba en un año sino en una mañana; me salen las canciones como auténticos churros. Bien, pues esta es nuestra producción de después del desayuno, una canción que no le oigo a nadie desde los años setenta creo...  lo que no sé es cómo me acuerdo aún de la letra. Iba así:

Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
I made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done—
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a tower, way up to the sun,
Of bricks and mortar and lime.
Once I built a tower, now it's done—
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once in khakhi shirts, gee, we looked swell
Full of that yankee doodle dee-dum—
A hundred million boots went sloggin' 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 was your pal—
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Once I built a railroad, I made it run,
I made it race against time.
Once I built a railroad, now it's done—
Buddy, can you spare a dime?

Tango 'til they're sore