Hey, there! Log in / Register
Charlie should take off his hat today to honor the woman who gave him life
By adamg on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 11:51am
Bess Lomax Hawes, who wrote "Charlie on the MTA," has died at age 88, the Globe reports.
More versions:
Guy with accordion sings it (and provides the candidate's real name):
A cat rides the Red Line to it:
Dutch folk band in Germany sings it:
Irishmen sing it:
Southerners sing it:
The Pops get all weird with it:
Old Green Line cars provide a background for it:
Free tagging:
Ad:
Comments
RIP Bess. Listened to the
RIP Bess. Listened to the Kingston Trio all the time as a kid and that song was one of my family's favorites.
I actually saw the Trio with my parents a few years back. I think I was the only college kid in the audience. I didn't care; it was a great show.
The mayoral candidate the song was written for
Andy discusses Walter O'Brien, the candidate of the Progressive Party in 1949: