My roomie in New York City

Supported himself with a cab

Taking fares to the airport

But claiming his meter was bad

Said "fifty bucks or forget it

His fares didn't have much choice

They paid his fare and were thankful

Their grievances rarely got voiced

Cabbies, cabbies on the run

Cabbies have such fun

Most of them are good guys

But some are really just bums

I used to drive cab in Boston

Had a lot of adventures there

Took a couple of gals to church one night

But they could not pay their fare (I paid it

Took one gal to the tenements

She told me to wait outside

I waited for twenty minutes (meter running

But she never came back for her ride

Bunch of kids gathered round me

Beating my cab with big sticks

I took off in a hurry

My cabbie days ended quick

Cabbies, cabbies on the run

Boston Cabbies have so much fun

Most fares are a pretty good bunch

But some end up eatting your lunch

Survival of the fittest

Is a cabbies jungle rule

You can make or break minimum wage

If you play by those jungle rules

Survival of the fittest

Is a cabbies jungle rule

You can make or break minimum wage

If you play by those jungle rules