| Line | Answer | Words |
| (Verse 1) Let me tell you the story of a... | |
| On a tragic and... | |
| He put... | |
| Kissed his... | |
| Went to ride... | |
| (Refrain) But did he ever return... | |
| And his fate... | |
| He may ride forever 'neath the... | |
| He's the man... | |
| (Verse 2) Charlie handed in his dime at the... | |
| And he changed for... | |
| When he got there the conductor told him... | |
| Charlie could not... | |
| (Verse 3) Now all night long Charlie... | |
| | Line | Answer | Words |
| Crying... | |
| How can I afford to see my... | |
| Or my... | |
| (Verse 4) Charlie's wife goes down to the... | |
| Every day at... | |
| And through the open windows she hands... | |
| As the train... | |
| (Verse 5) Now, you... | |
| Don't you think that... | |
| How the people have to... | |
| Fight the... | |
| Vote for... | |
| And get... | |
| Vote for... | |
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