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Way Down Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
,
Justin Vernon
,
Ani DiFranco
,
Ben Knox Miller
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All aboard!
Follow that dollar for a long way down
Far away from the poorhouse door
Either get to hell or to Hadestown
Ain't no difference anymore!
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Hound dog howls and the whistle blow
Train come a-rollin, clickety-clack
Nobody knows where that old train goes
Those who go they don't come back
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Winter's nigh and summer's o'er
I hear that high and lonesome sound
Of my husband coming for
To bring me home to Hadestown
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Everybody dresses in clothes so fine
Everybody's pockets are weighted down
Everybody's sipping ambrosia wine
In a goldmine in Hadestown
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
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
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Every little penny on the wishing well
Every little nickel on the drum (On the drum!)
All them shiny little heads and tails
Where do you think they come from?
They come from
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Mr. Hades is a mean old boss
With a silver whistle and a golden scale
An eye for an eye!
And he weighs the cost
A lie for a lie!
And your soul for sale
Sold! To the king on the chromium throne
Thrown! To the bottom of a Sing Sing cell
Where the little wheel squeals and the big wheel groans
And you better forget about your wishing well
Way down Hadestown
Way down under the ground
Mr. Hades is a mighty king
Must be making some mighty big deals
Seems like he owns everything
Kind of makes you wonder how it feels
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