Road to Hell - Hadestown - Lyrics

The words are those of the Original Broadway Cast Recording. There are like 16 "chugga"s at the start, so I've skipped those, and the lyrics start afterwards. Most repetitions have been skipped due to word limits.

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Hint	Answer
Hermes:	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
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	an
	old
	song
Hermes:	It's
	an
	old
	tale
	from
	way
	back
	when
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	an
	old
	song
Hermes	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
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	you
	ride
	that
	train
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	If
	you
	ride
	that
	train
Hermes:	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
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	a
	sad
	song
Hermes	It's
	a
	sad
	tale
	it's
	a
	tragedy
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	a
	sad
	song
Hermes:	We're
	gonna
	sing
	it
	anyway
	Now
	not
	everybody
	gets
	to
	be
	a
	god
	And
	don't
	forget
	that
	time's
	are
	hard
	Hard
	times
	in
	a
	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
	Aight
	Aight
	Aight
	On
	the
	road
	to
	Hell
	there
	was
	a
	railroad
	line
	And
	a
	poor
	boy
	workin'
	on
	a
	song
	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
	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
	for
	something
	to
	eat
	And
	brother
	thus
	begins
	the
	tale
	of
	Orpheus
	and
	Eurydice
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	a
	love
	song
Hermes:	It's
	a
	tale
	of
	love
	from
	long
	ago
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	a
	sad
	song
Hermes:	But
	we're
	gonna
	sing
	it
	even
	so
Hermes (ensemble then repeats):	It's
	an
	old
	song
Hermes:	It's
	an
	old
	tale
	from
	way
	back
	when
	And
	we're
	gonna
	sing
Hermes and ensemble:	We're
	gonna
	sing
	We're
	gonna
	sing
	it
	again
	Again
	Again
	yeah