Standard Posted by Labor Film Database Posted on August 28, 2017 Posted under Great Depressions Comments Leave a comment “Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell, full of that yankee doodle de 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, brother can you spare a dime?” From the song “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” written by E. Y. “Yip” Harburg and Jay Gorney. UC Radio: 2015.05.25