verse 1 Now let me tell you a story 'bout a man named Charlie On this tragic & fateful day He put 10 cents into his pocket kissed his wife & family Went to ride on the M.T.A. But did he ever return? No, he never returned, And his fate is still unlearned He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston He's the man who never returned verse 2 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 that train verse 3 Now all night long Charlie rides thru the station Saying, "What will become of me? How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea Or my cousin in Roxbury?" verse 4 Charlie's wife goes down to Scollay Square Station Every day at a quarter past two And thu the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich As the train comes rumblin' thru Verse 5 Now you citizens of Boston, don't you think it is a scandal That the people have to pay & pay Fight the fare increase, vote for Walter O'Brien And get Charlie off the M.T.A.!
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