I went downstairs to hear the sound   Broke and lean, and singing "Song & I"   The chorus in the underground      I went downstairs, all dark and cold   Where they could make the music mean   I went downstairs where they are free      The chorus sang so heavenly   And there were others on the strings   Working on their angel wings      Where they call the hammer home   One night only in the underground   Before we all go to pieces      I went downstairs to find relief   The chorus had not left the stage   The chorus in the underground      I stayed down there 'til the final strain   I stayed downstairs where we remain   The chorus in the underground      The chorus in the underground