Long Ago...

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Narration by Charlton Harris
Performed by Lillias White, Cheryl Freeman, LaChanze, Roz Ryan, and Vaneese Thomas (The Muses)

Long ago, in the far away land of ancient Greece
There was a golden age of powerful gods extraordinary heroes
And greatest and strongest of all these Heroes was the mighty Hercules
But what is the measure of a true hero?
Now, that is what our story ...

Will you listen to him?
He's making the story sound like some Greek tragedy
Lighten up, dude
We'll take it from here, darling

You go, girls...

We are the Muses
Goddesses of the arts
And proclaimers of heroes
Heroes like Hercules
Honey, you mean Hercules!
I'd like to make some sweet music of it
Our story actually begins long before Hercules
Many Aeons ago...