Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?


	Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?

papananook

10-16-2009 2:31 AM

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papananook says:

Written by: Edgar "Yip" Harburg(1)
Published by: [?], © 1932

Man I know the feeling of this song so well...right now I'm behind in my Electric bill and Internet-TV-phone (those Comcast fuckers who overcharge and get ya by the balls) and have been begging relatives for $$....SSI ($674/mo.) just doesn't cut it for basic bills.

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