Read the excerpt from the interview with E. Y. (Yip) Harburg. This is the man who says: I built the railroads. I built that tower. I fought your wars. I was the kid with the
drum. Why the hell should I be standing in line now? What happened to all this wealth I created?
In this excerpt, Harburg explains that his song is giving a voice to
O the average American family man.
the working class and the veterans
O the business men who lost everything.
O the lower classes of society.
Bare
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