Train caroling 3 (God Rest Ye, MTA Chairman)
Channel: Matt StopMotionsolo
Date: 2012-12-26

On December 24th, 2012 a few Occupy Wall Street activists decided to go Christmas Caroling on the New York City subways. They did not ask for any money. All they wanted was to talk about the coming fare hike in march in a most holiday-spirited way. (Caroling starts 0:16) I'm sure you'll recognize the melodies. Enjoy the parodies!

The group did this 5 other times while hopping from train to train, and from train car to train car (those videos will be posted soon). The train passengers were amused by this for the most part. Some even gave applause. While singing flyers were also handed out with more information.

I will post a blog post at www.stopmotionsolo.net about the fare hikes and the day of caroling.

Lyrics:
God rest ye, MTA chairman, why make the people pay?
For services diminishing and in such disarray?
To raise the fares, you are aware is borderline insane
But the banks, it's the banks that are to blame
They are to blame
Oh, the banks are the ones we ought to blame

Now caroling may not be the ideal time or place
To clarify the nuances of policy debate
We only have two verses left
There's too much to explain
But we're going to finish singing anyway
Sorry, okay?
We're just going to finish singing anyway.

Despite the cuts in services
And increases in fares
The debts are insurmountable
The banks they do not care
We bear the cost of interest swaps
Though most are unaware
That their swipe goes to JPMorgan Chase
(Among other banks)
Not to transit workers don't make no mistake.

And you may ask what can we do
Can anything be done?
It begs the greater question of how transit should be run
But till march first, bring us your worst
This battle's far from done
And you know that we won't quit till we've won
Until we have won
No we will not quit until we have won.

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