The M.T.A.

1. Let me tell you all a story aout a man named Charlie
On a tragic and fateful day,
He put ten cents in hes pocket,
Kissed his wife and family,
Went to ride on the M.T.A.

CH: Well, did he ever return? No! he never returned,
And his fate is still unlearned (what a pity),
He may ride forever /neath the strets of Boston,
He's the man who never returned.



2. Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall Street Station
In exchange for Jamaica Plain,
When he got there the conductor told him,
"One more nickel,"
Charlie couldn't get off of that train.

3. 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?"

4. Charlie's wife goes down to the Scully Square Station
Every day at a quarter part two.
And through the open window
She hands Charlie a sandwich
As the train goes rumblin' through.

5. Oh, ye citizens of Boston, don't you think it a scandal
How the people have to pay and pay?
Fight the fare increase,
Vote for George o'Brien!
And cet Charlie off the M.T.A.