"Hero is My Middle Name" is a song written by Cyndi Lauper and Rob Hyman. It appears in the SpongeBob SquarePants Musical. In this song, SpongeBob and Patrick attempt to convince a discouraged Sandy, who is the target of a racist smear campaign, to come with them to stop an erupting volcano.
Lyrics[]
[SPONGEBOB]
If the world is gonna end tomorrow
Wallowing in sorrow won't get us anywhere
You'll find all the strength you need is inside
Like Poseidon riding 'cross the tide
Don't let this moment pass by
Come on
Hero is my middle name
Fixin' trouble is my game
Just give it the old know-how
There's no better time than now
Don't give up and don't give in
[PATRICK, spoken]
Yeah!
(sung)
If you're thinkin' sink or swim
[SPONGEBOB, spoken]
Oh, yeah!
(sung)
Courage is your claim to fame
When hero is your middle name
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK]
And hero is our middle name
[SANDY, spoken]
Well that's nice, boys, but mine's Jennifer
(sung)
My machines, they made a real prediction
It's not science fiction, there's nothing we can do at all
[SPONGEBOB]
Why are you waiting for the bottom to fall
Not the time to drop the big beach ball
All for one and one for all
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK]
All for one and one for all
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
All for one and one for all
Come on
[SANDY]
Hero is my middle name
[SPONGEBOB, spoken]
All right!
[SANDY]
Fixin' trouble is my game
Just give it the old know-how
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
There's no better time than now
[SANDY]
Don't give up and don't give in
If you're thinkin' sink or swim
Courage is your claim to fame
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
When hero is your middle name
[SANDY]
And hero is my middle name!
(spoken)
Alright, boys, let's do this!
[SPONGEBOB, spoken]
Three heroes to the rescue!
[SANDY, spoken]
Team of Tres to the top!
[PATRICK, spoken]
Us go!
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
So come on!
Hero is our middle name
Fixin' trouble is our game
[SANDY]
Just give it the old know-how
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
There's no better time than now
Don't give up and don't give in
If you're thinkin' sink or swim
Courage is your claim to fame
When hero is your middle name
And hero is our middle name
And hero is our middle name
Hero is our middle name
[SPONGEBOB]
If the world is gonna end tomorrow
Wallowing in sorrow isn't where I wanna be,
Cause' there isn't a catastrophe (Sandy: Uh, hello?!)
That could ever measure up to me!
Sandy just try it and see, Come on!
[SANDY]
Try what?
[SPONGEBOB]
Hero is my middle name
(Ooh, Patrick!)
Fixin' trouble is my game (Patrick: It's a good game!)
Just give it the old know-how
There's no better time than now
Don't give up and don't give in
[PATRICK, spoken]
Yeah!
(sung)
If you're thinkin' sink or swim (Spongebob: The correct answer is Swim!)
[SPONGEBOB]
Courage is your claim to fame
When hero is your middle name
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK]
And hero is our middle name
[SANDY, spoken]
That's nice, boys, but mine's Jennifer,
and no one believes my science is real.
[SPONGEBOB]
Your machines, they made a real prediction
It's not science fiction-
[SANDY]
And no one wants to listen at all!
When the writing’s on that old sea wall.
[SPONGEBOB]
But your friends need you to heed the call!
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK]
All for one and one for all
[SPONGEBOB (Spoken)]
But we need you Sandy, Patrick could help us climb that volcano,
but you have to handle the stopping it from erupting part,
because we have no clue how and time is running out really, really fast!
But no pressure.
[SANDY (Spoken)]
Pressure! Yes! I think I have an idea!
Figure 1: Diagram of volcanic eruption caused by rapid pressure build up,
and a subterranean magma chamber!
Figure 2: If this pressure is released, no eruption will occur, ipso
facto, I can design an explosive device
Figure 3: To drop in the mouth of the volcano
Figure 4: With the timer set to detonate at the precise moment of eruption
Figure 5: Unleashing a delusion of bubbles that will release the pressure
to prevent the blast!
[PATRICK (Spoken)]
You lost me at one!
[SANDY(Spoken)]
The point is, this could work!
I reckon I can have this bubble device built by tomorrow morning.
[SPONGEBOB (Spoken)]
So you'll stay and help us?
[SANDY(Spoken)]
Boys, I'm still gonna push on from this town of yours,
but you're my friends, so I say we give this idea a shot!
[SPONGEBOB, spoken]
Three heroes to the rescue!
[SANDY, spoken]
Team of Tres to the top!
[PATRICK, spoken]
Us go!
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
So come on!
Hero is our middle name
Fixin' trouble is our game
[SANDY]
I'm up and I won't back down!
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
And we're gonna save this town!
[SANDY]
I am Sandy hear me ROAR!
Won't be playin' sweet no more!
Courage is my claim to fame
When hero is my middle name
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY]
And hero is our middle name
Hero is our middle name
Hero is our middle name!
[SPONGEBOB] If the world is gonna end tomorrow Wallowing in sorrow won't get us anywhere You'll find all the strength you need is inside Like Poseidon riding 'cross the tide Don't let this moment pass by Come on
Hero is my middle name Fixin' trouble is my game Just give it the old know-how There's no better time than now
Don't give up and don't give in
[PATRICK, spoken] Yeah! (sung) If you're thinkin' sink or swim
[SPONGEBOB] Courage is your claim to fame When hero is your middle name
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK] And hero is our middle name
[SANDY, spoken] Well that's nice, boys, but mine's Jennifer
(sung) My machines, they made a real prediction It's not science fiction, there's nothing we can do at all
[SPONGEBOB] Why are you waiting for the bottom to fall Not the time to drop the big beach ball
[SANDY, spoken] What?
[SPONGEBOB] All for one and one for all
[SPONGEBOB & PATRICK] All for one and one for all
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY] All for one and one for all Come on
[SANDY] Hero is my middle name
[PATRICK, spoken] Yeah!
[SANDY] Fixin' trouble is my game Just give it the old know-how
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY] There's no better time than now
[SANDY] Don't give up and don't give in If you're thinkin' sink or swim Courage is your claim to fame
[SPONGEBOB, PATRICK & SANDY] When hero is your middle name
[SANDY]
And hero is my middle name!