Zero To Hero

ZERO TO HERO
W: David Zippel
M: Alan Menken
From: Walt Disney’s “Hercules”
Key: F, G

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Bless my soul Herc was on a roll
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Per-son of the week 
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in ev-‘ry Greek o-pin-ion poll
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What a pro Herc could stop a show
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Point him at a mon-ster 
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and you're talk-ing S-R-O
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He was a no one A ze-ro, ze-ro
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Now he's a hon-cho  He's a he-ro
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Here was a kid with his act down pat
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From ze-ro to he-ro in no time flat
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Ze-ro to he-ro just like that

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When he smiled
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The girls went wild with oohs  and aahs
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And they slapped his face
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On ev-'ry vase (on ev-'ry "vase")

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From ap-pear-ance fees and roy-al-ties
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Our Herc had cash to burn
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Now nou-veau riche and fa-mous
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He could tell you
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What’s a Gre-cian urn.

Key: G

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Say a-men there he goes a-gain
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Sweet and un-de-feat-ed
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And an awe-some 10 for 10
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Folks lined up just to watch him flex
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And this per-fect pack-age
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packed a pair of per-fect pecs

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Herc-ie, he comes he sees, he con-quers
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Hon-ey, the crowds were go-ing bonk-ers
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He showed the mox-ie brains, and spunk
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From ze-ro to he-ro a ma-jor  hunk
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Ze-ro to he-ro and who-'da thunk

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Who put the glad in gla-di-a-tor?
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Her-cu-les!
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Whose dar-ing deeds are great the-at-er?
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Her-cu-les
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Is he bold?  No one brav-er
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Is he sweet our fav-'rite fla-vor

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Her-cu-les, Her-cu-les,
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Her-cu-les, Her-cu-les
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Her-cu-les, Her-cu-les
 
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Bless my soul Herc was on a roll
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Un-de-feat-ed rid-ing high
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And the nic-est guy not con-ceit-ed
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He was a noth-in' ze-ro, ze-ro
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Now he's a hon-cho he's a he-ro

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He hit the heights at break-neck speed
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From ze-ro to he-ro  Herc is a he-ro
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Now he's a he-ro yes in-deed!

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