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MTA Kingston Trio
Let me t[G]ell you all the story of a m[C]an named Charlie
On a tra[G]gic and fateful d[D7]ay;
He put t[G]en cents in his pocket,
Kissed his wi[C]fe and family,
Went to ri[G]de on the M[D7]. T. A.
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But did he e[G]ver return?
No, he ne[C]ver returned,
And his fa[G]te is still unl[D7]earned.
He may ri[G]de forever 'neath the str[C]eets of Boston,
He's the m[G]an who ne[D7]ver retu[G]rned.
Charlie handed in his dime
At the Kendall Square station,
And he changed for Jamaica Plain.
When he got there the conductor told him,
"One more nickel."
Charlie couldn't get off of that train.
But did he ever return...
All night long Charlie rides through the station,
Crying, "What will become of me?
How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea
Or my cousin in Roxbury?"
But did he ever return...
Charlie's wife goes down
To the Scully Square station
Every day at a quarter past two.
And through the open window
She hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumbling through.
But did he ever return...
Now, you citizens of Boston,
Don't you think it's a scandal
How the people have to pay and pay?
Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Ryan!
Get poor Charlie off the M. T. A.
Or else he'll never return..
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