Montag, 24. November 2008

Brother, can you spare a dime?



Tom Waits singt "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" aus der Depressionszeit ein wenig anders als Bing Crosby (via Boing Boing).

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 
I made it run against time 
Once i built a railroad,  
and now it's done 
Brother, can you spare a dime? ... 
 
Once in khaki suits, 
Ah, gee we looked swell 
Full of that yankee-doodle dee-dum!  

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Keine Kommentare: