The Man Who Never Recharged
by Lee Hart
(To the tune of MTA, by the Kingston Trio)

Let me tell you all a story 'bout a man named Charlie
And his fight with the EPA
He kissed his wife good-bye, and left for work one morning
And he ain't come home to this day

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Now Charlie had a car, one of 10 Most Wanted
On a list by the EPA
Well, they caught him and they fined him, and when that didn't stop him
They towed Charlie's car away

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Well, he swore they'd never get him again for pollutin'
So he bought an electric car
It went pretty fast along the streets of Seattle
But it just didn't get him that far

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He was following one o' them electrified buses
When a thought entered into his brain
So he rigged a couple poles goin' out thru the sunroof
And his life's never been the same

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Now he flies up the hills and down the streets of Seattle
His EV's got an infinite range
And he never has to think about the cost of his driving
With no batteries to charge or change

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Charlie is a-grinnin', but his poor wife is moanin',
Cryin', "What's to become of me?"
He's never gonna stop because Charlie's such a miser
He'll never quit if driving it's free

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There's wires everywhere along the streets of Seattle
But there's one place they just don't roam
So we're passing the hat to get the trolley lines extended
To route poor Charlie back home

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