Misc Traditional – Charlie And The Mta (Guitar)

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Let me tell you all 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,

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Kissed his wife and family,

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Went to ride on the M. T. A.

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But did he ever return?

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No, he never returned,

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And his fate is still unlearned.

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He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,

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He's the man who never returned.

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Charlie handed in his dime

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At the Kendall Square station,

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And he changed for Jamaica Plain.

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When he got there the conductor told him,

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"One more nickel."

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Charlie couldn't get off of that train.

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But did he ever return?

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No, he never returned,

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And his fate is still unlearned.

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He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,

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He's the man who never returned.

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All night long Charlie rides through the station,

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Crying, "What will become of me?

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How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea

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Or my cousin in Roxbury?"

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But did he ever return?

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No, he never returned,

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And his fate is still unlearned.

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He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,

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He's the man who never returned.

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Charlie's wife goes down

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To the Scully Square station

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Every day at a quarter past two.

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And through the open window

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She hands Charlie a sandwich

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As the train comes rumbling through.

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But did he ever return?

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No, he never returned,

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And his fate is still unlearned.

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He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,

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He's the man who never returned.

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Now, you citizens of Boston,

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Don't you think it's a scandal

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How the people have to pay and pay?

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Fight the fare increase, vote for George O'Ryan!

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Get poor Charlie off the M. T. A.

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Or else he'll never return

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No, he'll never return,

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And his fate will be unlearned.

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He may ride forever 'neath the streets of Boston,

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He's the man who never returned.