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 singing back-up vocals.
"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.
- 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.