作词 : Anaïs Mitchell
作曲 : Anaïs Mitchell
On the Road to Hell there was a railroad track
PERSEPHONE, spoken
Oh, come on
HERMES
There was a train comin' up from way down below
PERSEPHONE, spoken
That was not six months
FATES
Better go and get your suitcase packed, guess it's time to go
HERMES
She's gonna ride that train
COMPANY
Ride that train...
HERMES
She's gonna ride that train
COMPANY
Ride that train
HERMES
She's gonna ride that train 'til the end of the line
'Cause the King of the Mine is coming to call
Did you ever wonder what it's like on the underside
COMPANY
Way down under
HERMES
On the yonder side
COMPANY
Way down yonder
HERMES
On the other side of his wall
Follow that dollar for a long way down
Far away from the poorhouse door
You either get to hell or to Hadestown
Ain't no difference anymore
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Hound dog howl and the whistle blow
Train come a-rollin, clickety-clack
Everybody tryin' to get a ticket to go
But those who go they don't come back
They goin'
HERMES and COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES, spoken
Ha
PERSEPHONE
Winter's nigh and summer's o'er
Hear that high, lonesome sound
Of my husband coming for
To bring me home to Hadestown
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
PERSEPHONE
Down there, it's a bunch of stiffs
Brother, I'll be bored to death
Gonna have to import some stuff
Just to entertain myself
Give me morphine in a tin
Give me a crate of the fruit of the vine
Takes a lot of medicine
To make it through the wintertime
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
FATES
Every little penny in the wishing well
Every little nickel on the drum
COMPANY
On the drum
FATES
All them shiny little heads and tails
Where do you think they come from
They come from
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES
Everybody hungry
Everybody tired
Everybody slaves by the sweat of his brow
The wage is nothing and the work is hard
It's a graveyard in Hadestown
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
As the band plays, you can hear HERMES, PERSEPHONE, the FATES, and COMPANY exclaiming in the background. They seem to be having a party.
HERMES
Mr. Hades is a mean old boss
PERSEPHONE
With a silver whistle and a golden scale
COMPANY
An eye for an eye
HERMES
And he weighs the cost
COMPANY
A lie for a lie
HERMES
And your soul for sale
COMPANY
Sold
PERSEPHONE
To the king on the chromium throne
COMPANY
Thrown
PERSEPHONE
To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell
HERMES
Where the little wheel squeals and the big wheel groans
PERSEPHONE
And you better forget about your wishing well
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
HERMES, spoken
On the Road to Hell, there was a railroad car
And the car door opened and a man stepped out
Everybody looked and everybody saw
It was the same man they'd been singin' about
PERSEPHONE, spoken
You're early
HADES, spoken
I missed you
FATES
Mr. Hades is a mighty king
Must be making some mighty big deals
Seems like he owns everything
EURYDICE
Kind of makes you wonder how it feels
HERMES
All aboard...
A-one, A-two
A-one, two, three, four
COMPANY
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Way down under the ground
Way down under the ground