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HERMESFollow that dollar for a long way downFar away from the poorhouse doorEither get to hell or to HadestownAin't no difference anymoreWay down HadestownWay down under the groundHound dog howl and the whistle blowTrain comes a-rollin' clickety-clackNobody knows where that old train goesThose who go they don't come backWay down HadestownWay down under the groundPERSEPHONEWinter's nigh and summer's o'erI hear that high and lonesome soundOf my husband coming forTo bring me home to HadestownWay down HadestownWay down under the groundEURYDICEEverybody dresses in clothes so fineEverybody's pockets are weighted downEverybody sipping ambrosia wineSongtexteIn a goldmine in HadestownWay down HadestownWay down under the groundORPHEUSEverybody hungry, everybody tiredEverybody slaves by the sweat of his browThe wage is nothing and the work is hardIt's a graveyard in HadestownWay down HadestownWay down under the groundFATESEvery little penny in the wishing wellEvery little nickel on the drumAll them shiny little heads and tailsWhere do you think they come from?They come from way down HadestownWay down under the groundORPHEUS & HERMESMister Hades is a mean old bossWith a silver whistle and a golden scaleAn eye for an eye!And he weighs the costA lie for a lie!And your soul for saleSold!To the king on the chromium throneThrown!To the bottom of a sing-sing cellWhere the little wheel squeal and the big wheel groanAnd you better forget about your wishing wellWay down HadestownWay down under the groundEURYDICEMr. Hades is a mighty kingMust be making some mighty big dealsSeems like he owns everythingKind of makes you wonder how it feelsWay down HadestownWay down under the groundWay down HadestownWay down under the groundWay down under the groundWay down under the ground Aus Songtexte Mania