MTA - Kingston Trio

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D  - xx0232
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Spoken intro:

"These are the times that try men's souls.  In the course of our nation's 
history, the citizens of Boston have rallied bravely whenever the rights of 
man have been threatened.  Today, a new crisis has arisen.  The Metropolitan 
Transit Authority, better known as the MTA, is attempting to levy a burdensome 
tax on the population in the form of a subway fare increase.  Citizens, hear
me out! This could happen to you..."

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Now let me tell you of the story of a man named Charlie
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On a tragic and fateful day
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He put ten cents in his pocket, kissed his wife and family
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And went to ride on the MTA

Well did he ever return, no he never returned
And his fate is still unlearned
He may ride forever beneath the streets of Boston
He's the man who never returned

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

Chorus

Now 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

Chorus

Charlie's wife goes down to the Scully Square Station
Every day at quarter past two
And through the open window she hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train comes rumbling through

Chorus

Solo (during this someone says "aw that hurts my fingers")

Now you citizens of Boston, don't you think it's a scandal
Now the people have to pay and pay
Fight the fare increase, vote for Walter O'Brian
And get Charlie off the MTA

Chorus

He's the man who never returned
He's the man who never returned

After this, he either sings "Where to Charlie?" or "Et tu, Charlie?"