When everyone thought the world was flat Columbus said it's round He went down in history and America was found 'Cause he had confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense When you've got confidence With a C and an O and a N and a F And a I and a D and an 'ence' Put 'em all together and what have you got? Confidence You'll be surprised what you can do if you will only try Remember the tortoise and the hare Who had that famous race The speedy hare wound up nowhere And slow poke took first place 'Cause he had confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense When you've got confidence You'll be surprised what you can do if you will only try How do you know that you can't ride a rainbow in the sky? You'll be surprised what you can do if you will only try All you need is confidence A little thing called confidence There's no job too immense When you've got confidence With a C and an O and a N and a F And a I and a D and an 'ence' Put 'em all together and what have you got? Confi, confi, confidence