One Last Hope (Hercules)

Summary
One Last Hope" is the comical montage song featured in the film Hercules. It is sung by Philoctetes as he trains Hercules to become the world's greatest hero. It was included in Disney Sing Along Songs: From Hercules and Disney Sing Along Songs: Collection of All-Time Favorites: The Modern Classics.

Lyrics
So, ya wanna be a hero, kid?Well, whoop-dee-doo!

I have been around the block before with blockheads just like you

Each and everyone a disappointment

Pain, for which there ain't no ointment

So much for excuses

Though a kid of Zeus', asking me to jump into the fray

My answer is two words - O.K.You win

Oh gods

Oy vay! I'd given up hope that someone would come along

A fellow who'd ring the bell for once

Not the gong

The kind who wins trophies

Won't settle for low fees

At least semi-pro fees

But no - I get the greenhorn I've been out to pasture pal, my ambition goneContent to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn

But you need an advisor A satyr, but wiser A good merchandiser And whoa! There goes my ulcer! I'm down to one last hope and I hope it's youThough, kid, you're not exactly a dream come trueI've trained enough turkeysWho never came throughYou're my one last hope so you'll have to do(Spoken, film version only)

Rule number six! When rescuing a damsel, always handle with care!

Rule number ninety-five, kid. Concentrate! Rule number ninety-six! Aim!

Demigods have faced the oddsAnd ended up a mockeryDon't believe the stories that you read on all the crockery To be a true hero, kid, is a dying art

Like painting a masterpiece, it's a work of heart

It takes more than sinew

Comes down to what's in you

You have to continue to growNow that's more like it! I'm down to one last shot and my last high note

Before that blasted Underworld gets my goat

My dreams are on you, kid

Go make 'em come true

Climb that uphill slope

Keep pushing that envelope

You're my one last hope and, kid, it's up to you!

Yeah!