(Musical intro)
HERMES: Mm...
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: Mhm...
COMPANY: Mhm...
HERMES: Chug-a, chug-a, chug-a, chug-a. Chug-a, chug-a, chug-a, chug-a.
COMPANY: Chug-a, chug-a, chug-a, chug-a! Chug-a, chug-a, chug-a, chug-a!
HERMES: Once upon a time there was a railroad line.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: Don't ask where, brother, don't ask when!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: It was a road to Hell! It was high time. It was a world of gods. And man!
It's an old song.
COMPANY: It's an old song!
HERMES: It's an old tale from way back when.
It's an old song.
COMPANY: It's an old song!
HERMES: And we're gonna sing it again
Gods and men, aight! We got some gods in the house tonight!
See on the Road to Hell there was a railroad line.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And there were three old women all dressed the same!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And they were always singin in the back of your mind.
Everybody meet the Fates!
(Clapping as THE FATES enter)
And on the Road to Hell there was a railroad line.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And a lady steppin off a train!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: With a suitcase full of summertime. Persephone is the name.
(Applause as PERSEPHONE enters)
And if you ride that train.
COMPANY: Ride that train.
HERMES: Baby, ride that train.
COMPANY: Ride that train!
HERMES: Baby, ride that train to the end of the line.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: Where the sun don't shine and it's always shady!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: It's there you'll find the King of the Mine. Almighty, Mr. Hades!
(Scattered applause as HADES enters)
We got any other gods?
Oh, right, almost forgot.
On the Road to Hell there was a railroad station.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And a man with feathers on his feet!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: Who could help ya to your final destination. Mr. Hermes!
That's me!
(Clapping as HERMES bows)
See, somebody'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.
COMPANY: It's a sad song!
HERMES: It's a sad tale, it's a tragedy!
It's a sad song.
COMPANY: It's a sad song!
HERMES: 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! (True story)
Lemme introduce you to a few of them.
You can tip your hats and your wallets!
Brothers and sisters! Boys and girls!
To the hardest workin chorus,
In the gods' almighty world!
(Applause for the band)
And workin just as hard for you.
Let's see what this troupe can do!
(Musical interlude)
HERMES: Aight.
Aight.
AIGHT!
Now, on the Road to Hell there was a railroad line.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And a poor boy workin on a song!
ORPHEUS: La, la, la, la, la, la...
HERMES: His mama was a friend of mine.
And this boy was a muse's son.
On the railroad line, on the Road to Hell.
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: You might say the boy was touched.
ORPHEUS: La, la, la, la, la, la!
HERMES: For he was touched by the gods themselves!
Give it up...
For Orpheus!
(Clapping for ORPHEUS)
Orpheus!
Now, there was one more soul on this road.
Girl, come on in from the cold!
On the railroad line, on the Road to Hell!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: There was a young girl looking for something to eat!
COMPANY: Mm...
HERMES: And, brother, thus begins the tale of Orpheus...
...and Eurydice!
(Applause as EURYDICE comes on in from the cold)
It's a love song.
COMPANY: It's a love song!
HERMES: It's a tale of a love from long ago!
It's a sad song.
COMPANY: It's a sad song!
HERMES: But we're gonna sing it even so!
It's an old song.
COMPANY: It's an old song!
HERMES: It's an old tale from way back when.
And we're gonna sing.
HERMES/CHORUS: We're gonna sing.
We're gonna sing it again!
HERMES: (overlapping CHORUS): Again!
Again!
Again!
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A/N:
Okay, if you're wondering why I've started writing this instead of continuing my Percico story, it's because I recently sprained my wrist and am trying to go easy on it. I know, this doesn't exactly promote resting it, but it's smaller than writing whole chapters, you know?
Anyway, I strongly suggest Hadestown!
Love y'all!
-Alex
Song of the Day: Gone, I'm Gone, Eva Noblezada and Original Broadway Cast of Hadestown: The Myth. The Musical
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