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Thread #43638   Message #3535523
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
09-Jul-13 - 12:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Depression Era Songs
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Depression Era Songs
"Brother, can you spare a dime, " verse added by E. Y. (Yip) Harburg, some years later:

Once we had a Roosevelt,
Praise the Lord!
Life had meaning and hope
Now we're stuck with Nixon, Agnew, Ford
Brother, can you spare a rope?

From Wiki article on the song.