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Verse 1
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These are the times
that try men's souls
In the course of our nation's history the people of Boston have rallied
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bravely whenever the rights of men have been threatened
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Today a new crisis has arisen
The Metropolitan Transit Authority,
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better known as the M.T.A.
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Is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population
in the form of a subway fare increase
Citizens, hear me out,
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this could happen to you!
Interlude 1
Verse 2
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Well, let me tell you of the story
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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 MTA
Verse 3
Well, did he ever return?
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No he never returned and his fate is
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still unlearned (what a pity)
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He may ride forever 'neath
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 4
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Charlie handed in his dime at
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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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Charlie couldn't get off of that train!
Verse 5
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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unlearned (poor old Charlie)
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He may ride forever 'neath
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 6
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Now, 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?"
Verse 7
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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unlearned (shame and scandal)
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He may ride forever 'neath
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He's the man who never
Verse 8
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Charlie's wife goes down to
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the Scollay Square station
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Every day at quarter past two
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And through the open window she
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As the train comes rumbling through!
Verse 9
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No he never returned and his fate is still
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unlearned (he may ride forever)
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He may ride forever 'neath
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He's the man who never returned
Interlude 2
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Verse 10
Verse 11
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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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Get poor Charlie off the MTA!
Verse 12
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Or else he'll never return
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No he'll never return and his fate is still
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unlearned (just like Paul Revere)
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He may ride forever 'neath
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He's the man who never returned
Verse 13
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He's the man who never returned
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He's the man who never returned
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