Road to Hell

"Road to Hell" is the opening song in the Broadway musical Hadestown.

Lyrics
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Once upon a time there was a railroad line Don't ask where, brother, don't ask when It was the road to Hell, it was hard times It was a world of gods... and men!

It's an old song

It's an old song!

It's an old tale from way back when It's an old song

It's an old song!

And we're gonna sing it again

Gods and men, a'ight? We got some gods in the house tonight!

See, on the road to Hell there was a railroad line And there were three old women all dressed the same And they was always singin' in the back of your mind Everybody meet the Fates!

And on the road to Hell there was a railroad line And a lady steppin' off a train With a suitcase full of summertime Persephone, by name

And if you ride that train

You ride that train

If you ride that train

You ride that train

If you ride that train to the end of the line Where the sun don't shine and it's always shady It's there you'll find the king of the mine Almighty Mr. Hades!

We got any other gods? Oh, right, almost forgot...

On the road to Hell there was a railroad station And a man with feathers on his feet Who could help you to your final destination Mr. Hermes, that's me!

See, someone's got to tell the tale Whether or not it turns out well Maybe it will turn out this time On the road to Hell On the railroad line It's a sad song

It's a sad song!

It's a sad tale, it's a tragedy It's a sad song

It's a sad song!

We're gonna sing it anyway

Now, not everyone gets to be a god And don't forget that times are hard Hard times in the world of men Let me introduce you to a few of them

You can tip your hats and your wallets Brothers and sisters, boys and girls To the hardest working Chorus In the gods' almighty world!

And workin' just as hard for you Let's see what this crew can do!

A'ight! A'ight! A'ight! On the road to Hell there was a railroad line And a poor boy workin' on a song

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His mama was a friend of mine And this boy was a muse's son On the railroad line on the road to Hell You might say the boy was touched

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Cause he was touched by the gods themselves! Give it up for Orpheus!

Orpheus!

There was one more soul on this road Girl, come on in from the cold! On the railroad line on the road to Hell There was a young girl looking for something to eat! And brother, thus begins the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice!

It's a love song

It's a love song!

It's a tale of a love from long ago It's a sad song

It's a sad song!

But we're gonna sing it even so It's an old song

It's an old song!

It's an old tale from way back when And we're gonna sing

We're gonna sing We're gonna sing it again!