From the musical and film “Damn Yankees”, 1955.
Words and music by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
You’ve gotta have heart
All you really need is heart
When the odds are sayin’ you’ll never win
That’s when the grin should start
You’ve gotta have hope
Mustn’t sit around and mope
Nothin’s half as bad as it may appear
Wait’ll next year and hope
When your luck is battin’ zero
Get your chin up off the floor
Mister, you can be a hero
You can open any door
There’s nothin’ to it, but to do it
You’ve gotta have heart
Miles ‘n’ miles ‘n’ miles of heart
Oh, it’s fine to be a genius of course
But keep that old horse before the cart
First you’ve gotta have heart