M.T.A.-The Kingston Trio

[ti:M.T.A.] [ar:The Kingston Trio] [al:Greatest Folk Songs (1958-1961)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.00]M.T.A. - The Kingston Trio [00:02.46]Written by：Hawes Bess/Steiner Jacqueline [00:03.83] [00:05.35]These are the times that try men souls [00:07.15] [00:07.92]In the course of our nation's history [00:09.32]The people of Boston have rallied bravely [00:11.16]Whenever the rights of men have been threatened [00:12.68] [00:13.19]Today a new crisis has arisen [00:15.57]The metropolitan transit authority better known as the mat [00:18.46]Is attempting to levy a burdensome tax on the population [00:21.05]In the form of a subway fare increase [00:23.89]Citizens hear me out this could happen to you [00:26.80] [00:37.21]Well let me tell you of the story of a man named charlie [00:40.35]On a tragic and fateful day [00:42.47] [00:43.77]He put ten cents in his pocket kissed his wife and family [00:47.32]Went to ride on the mat [00:49.18] [00:50.44]Well did he ever return [00:51.71]No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned [00:55.79] [00:57.21]He may ride forever neath the streets of Boston [01:00.82]And he's the man who never returned [01:02.60] [01:03.90]Charlie handed in his dime at the Kendall square station [01:07.44]And he changed for Jamaica plain [01:09.29] [01:10.44]When he got there the conductor told him one more nickel [01:13.98]Charlie couldn't get off of that train [01:16.20] [01:17.11]But did he ever return [01:18.75]No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned [01:22.64] [01:23.80]He may ride forever neath the streets of Boston [01:27.31]He's the man who never returned [01:29.25] [01:30.73]Now all night long charlie rides through the station [01:34.02]Crying what will become of me [01:35.92] [01:37.10]How can I afford to see my sister in Chelsea [01:40.50]Or my cousin in Burberry [01:42.18] [01:43.71]But did he ever return [01:45.31]No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned [01:49.06] [01:50.32]He may ride forever neath the streets of Boston [01:53.28] [01:53.81]He's the man who never returned [01:55.74] [01:56.96]Charles's wife goes down to the Sculley square station [02:00.37]Every day at quarter past two [02:02.73] [02:03.58]And through the open window she hands charlie a sandwich [02:07.21]As the train comes rumbling through [02:08.95] [02:10.15]But did he ever return [02:11.78]No he never returned and his fate is still unlearned [02:15.48] [02:16.77]He may ride forever neath the streets of Boston [02:19.69] [02:20.20]He's the man who never returned [02:22.74]Pick it Dave kind of hurts my fingers [02:30.07] [02:36.46]Now ye citizens of Boston [02:37.81] [02:38.50]Don't you think it's a scandal [02:39.96]How the people have to pay and pay [02:41.87] [02:42.96]Fight the fare increase vote for George O'Brien [02:45.57] [02:46.54]Get poor charlie off the mat [02:48.11] [02:49.61]Or else he'll never return [02:51.18]No he'll never return and his fate is still unlearned [02:54.83] [02:56.21]He may ride forever neath the streets of Boston [02:59.04] [02:59.61]He's the man who never returned [03:01.38] [03:02.74]He's the man who never returned [03:04.70] [03:05.97]He's the man who never returned [03:08.68]He's the man