The Gospel Truth

The Gospel Truth I is the introductory song for Hercules. It starts in a museum where the narrator is interrupted by the Muses when he was "making the story sound like some Greek tragedy". The Muses, which consist of Calliope, Clio, Melpomene, Terpsichore and Thalia, break into song to tell the story, instead of the boring old narration. This song acts as the prologue to the story and gives us the information about the time before Hercules before actually getting into the movie.

Lyrics
Back when the world was new

The planet Earth was down on its luck

And everywhere gigantic brutes called Titans ran amok

It was a nasty place

There was a mess wherever you stepped

Where chaos reigned and earthquakes and volcanoes never slept

And then along came Zeus

He hurled his thunderbolt

He zapped

Locked those suckers in a vault

They're trapped

And on his own stopped chaos in its tracks

And that's the gospel truth

The guy was too type "A" to just relax

And that's the world's first dish

Zeus tamed the globe while still in his youth

Though, honey, it may seem imposs'ble

That's the gospel truth

On Mt. Olympus life was neat and smooth as sweet vermouth

Though, honey, it may seem imposs'ble

That's the gospel truth