ORPHEUS King of diamonds, king of spades! / Hades was king of the kingdom of dirt Miners of mines, diggers of graves / They bowed down to Hades who gave them work And they bowed down to Hades who made them sweat / Who paid them their wages and set them about Digging and dredging and dragging the depths / Of the earth to turn its insides out, singing La la la la la la la… King of mortar, king of bricks / The River Styx was a river of stones And Hades laid them high and thick / With a million hands that were not his own And a million feet that fell in line / And stepped in time with Hades’ step And a million minds that were just one mind / Like stones in a row And stone by stone / And row by row / The River rose up Singing la la la la la la la