Songs For My Own Enjoyment: MTA - The Man Who Never Returned

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Now let me tell you a story  

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'bout a man named Charlie  

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On this tragic & fateful day  

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He put 10 cents into 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 un-learned  

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He may ride forever  

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'neath the streets of Boston  

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He's the man who never re-turned  

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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  

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told him "One more nickel"  

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Charlie couldn't get off 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 un-learned  

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He may ride forever  

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'neath the streets of Boston  

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He's the man who never re-turned  

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Now all night long  

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Charlie rides through the station  

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Saying, "What will become of me?  

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How can I afford  

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to see my sister in Chelsea  

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Or my cousin in Roxbu-ry?"  

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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 un-learned  

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He may ride forever  

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'neath the streets of Boston  

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He's the man who never re-turned  

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Charlie's wife goes down  

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to Scollay 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 rumblin' 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 un-learned  

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He may ride forever  

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'neath the streets of Boston  

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He's the man who never re-turned  

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Now you citizens of Boston,  

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don't you think it is a scandal  

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That the people have to pay and pay  

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Fight the fare increase,  

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vote for George O'Brien  

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And get Charlie off 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 un-learned  

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He may ride forever  

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'neath the streets of Boston  

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He's the man who never re-turned  

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He's the man who never re-turned