Hell to the No

Hell to the No is an original song featured in Original Song, the sixteenth episode of Season Two. It is sung by Mercedes with the New Directions Girls.

"Hell To The No!" is Mercedes' catchphrase. She says it many times throughout the show, including in Pilot, Showmance, The Sue Sylvester Shuffle and I Am Unicorn. According to Mr. Schuester, the song is great, but "not Regionals material", much to Mercedes' dismay.

Lyrics

Mercedes (New Directions Girls):
Mama said get your ass out of bed, I said hell to the no
Said wash your grandma's nasty hair, I said hell to the no
They tried to take away my tots, I said hell to the no
Yeah, 'cause I'm the one that calls the shots and I say hell to the no
Oh oh, try (Ooh-ooh) to make me change my weave (Ooh-ooh)
(Ooh-ooh) Well I got something up my sleeve
It's a whole lotta

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I said

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes :
I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Tell me I should eat my Wheaties, you know what
Hell to the no (New Directions Girls: Hell to the no)
Tell me I'll come down with diabetes
Hell to the no (New Directions Girls: Hell to the no)

Mercedes (New Directions Girls):
Try (Ooh-ooh) to make me change my eats (Ooh-ooh)

Mercedes:
But baby that just isn't me
I'm a whole lot of

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I said

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
No, no, no, no

Mercedes (New Directions Girls):
(Ooh-ooh) Take me you can leave me but (Ooh-ooh) I won't ever change
(Ooh-ooh) If you don't like the rules (Ooh-ooh) don't play my game!
(Ooh-ooh) Time for me to get (Ooh-ooh) R-E-S-P-E-C-T, (Ooh-ooh) but if I don't, it's all in me (Ooh-ooo)

Mercedes:
Heeeeyyeeeeyeeeeaah!

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I said

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
I'm not trying to diva out
But this shows gotta stop so shout

Mercedes with New Directions Girls:
Woah, oh, oh, oh, oh, Hell to the no-no, no-no, no-no, no-no

Mercedes:
Aw, hell to the no...

Trivia

The cover on iTunes doesn't show Season Two under the title, unlike the rest of the songs.
The song was written by music producer Adam Anders and co-creator Ian Brennan.
This song states Mercedes Jones most said line 'Hell to the no'.
The song's lyrics mention multiple songs and plotlines that Mercedes has been involved in throughout the show:
- Mercedes spells out "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" during the song, which was her Glee Club audition song in the Pilot episode.
- "They tried to take away my tots," refers to the plot of The Substitute when Mercedes rebelled against Sue's ban on tater-tots in the canteen.
- "Try to make me change my weave, " refers to her T-shirt that says "No Weave" later on, in the performance of Born This Way.
- She also refers to her diva-off with Rachel - Take Me or Leave Me, with the line "take me, you can leave me, but I won't ever change."
- With the line, "Try to make me change my eats," she references to when Sue told her to lose ten pounds to stay in the Cheerios in Home.
Hell to the No is mentioned by Mercedes as she states that it is the title of her upcoming album, in Wonder-ful. She also says that it's one of the hit singles on the disc. However, this album wasn't officially produced in the end.