Mta Teclado

	  
verse 1 
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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 & 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 
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'neath the streets of Boston 
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He's the man who never returned 

verse 2 
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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 that train 

verse 3 
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Now all night long Charlie 
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rides thru the station 
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Saying, "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 4 
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Charlie's wife goes down to 
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Scollay Square Station 
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Every day at a quarter past two 
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And thu the open window 
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she hands Charlie a sandwich 
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As the train comes rumblin' thru 

Verse 5 
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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 & pay 
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Fight the fare increase, vote for Walter O'Brien 
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And get Charlie off the M.T.A.!