Act I
Circle of Life
Grasslands Chant
The Morning Report
The Lioness Hunt
I Just Can't Wait To Be King
Chow Down
They Live In You
Be Prepared
The Stampede
Rafiki Mourns
Hakuna Matata
Note:
Circle of Life
RAFIKI
From the day we arrive on this planet
And blinking step into the sun
There is more to se than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There is far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But with the sun rolling high
In the sapphire sky
Brings great and small on the endless round
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
RAFIKI/CHORUS
It's the circle of life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle
The circle of life
The Morning Report
ZAZU
It's an honor and a priviledge, a duty I perform
With due sense of decorum and with pride
With deference and great respect very much the norm
Plus a hint of sycophancy on the side
To lay before my ruler all the facts about his realm
To fill him in on all the beastly news
MUFASA
Yes, yes, Zazu, get on with it!
ZAZU
In order that His Majesty stands sturdy at the helm
Aware of all the fauna's latest views
MUFASA
Zazu! The morning report!
ZAZU
Er - yes, Sire - the morning report
Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all
Elephants remember, though just what I can't recall
Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks
Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said "No thanks!"
We haven't paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch
Not everyone invited will be coming back from lunch
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
MUFASA
What are you doing, son?
YOUNG SIMBA
Pouncing
MUFASA
Let an old pro show you how it's done
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ZAZU The buffalo have got a beef About this season's grass Warthogs have been thwarted In attempts to save their gas Flamingoes in the pink and Chasing secretary birds Saffron is this season's color Seen in all the herds Moving down the rank and file To near the bottom rung Far too many beetles are Quite frankly in the dung Aaaaaaaaaak! |
MUFASA Stay low to the ground YOUNG SIMBA Yeah, stay low! MUFASA Shh, not a sound Take it slow One more step Then pounce! |
YOUNG SIMBA
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
MUFASA/ZAZU/YOUNG SIMBA
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report
The Lioness Hunt
CHORUS
We baba zingela siyo zigela baba
Zingela siyo, zingela baba (Hunting, we are going hunting)
Hi ba la qhubekeni siyo zingela (Let us go and hunt)
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Ta ta
Mama wele le hay
Ta ta mama wele tata
Zingela baba
Oo yay ye nibo
(repeat)
I Just Can't Wait To Be King
YOUNG SIMBA
I'm gonna be a mighty king, so enemies beware!
ZAZU
I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
YOUNG SIMBA
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my roar
ZAZU
Thus far a rather uninspiring thing
YOUNG SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
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YOUNG SIMBA No one saying do this YOUNG NALA No one saying be there YOUNG SIMBA No one saying stop that YOUNG SIMBA/YOUNG NALA No one saying see here Free to run around all day |
ZAZU Now when I said that - What I meant was - What you don't realize - Now see here! That's definately out - |
YOUNG SIMBA
Free to do it all my way
ZAZU
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart-to-heart
YOUNG SIMBA
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
ZAZU
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about
This child is getting mildly out of wing
YOUNG SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left
YOUNG NALA
Everybody look right
YOUNG SIMBA
Everywhere you look I'm -
YOUNG SIMBA/YOUNG NALA
Standing in the spotlight!
ZAZU
Not yet
YOUNG SIMBA/YOUNG NALA/CHORUS
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it on the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling
YOUNG SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
YOUNG NALA
Oh, he just can't wait to be king!
YOUNG SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait...
YOUNG NALA
Just can't wait
YOUNG SIMBA
To be king!
Chow Down
BANZAI
He called us slobbering!
SHENZI
Said we were mangy!
BANZAI
Did I hear stupid?
ED
Huh?
BANZAI/SHENZI
Tell us again - gee
It's so incredible
SHENZI
That you're so rude
BANZAI
When you're so edible
BANZAI/SHENZI
When you are food!
BANZAI
It's time to chow down
BANZAI/SHENZI
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down
SHENZI
I'm chompin' at the bit, baby
BANZAI
My stomach's on a growl, son
BANZAI/SHENZI
Chow down!
Chow down!
You both been invited here on a date
Two courses handed to us on a plate
We'll have you raw, won't be long to wait
BANZAI/SHENZI/ED
Seeing you're already toasty brown
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!
BANZAI
Your ribs are looking so tasty
SHENZI
Such chewy little chops, chums
BANZAI/SHENZI
Eat up!
SHENZI
Now wasn't it her mom who ate your dad?
BANZAI/SHENZI
And having parents eaten makes us mad
BANZAI
We're gonna settle up the score a tad
BANZAI/SHENZI
We've never had a snack of such reknown
Chow down!
Chow down!
ED
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-
SHENZI
What, Ed? What is it?
BANZAI
Hey, did we order this dinner to go?
SHENZI
No
BANZAI
Well, there it goes!
BANZAI/SHENZI
I think we should begin the meal from scratch
So many juicy segments to detach
Be good as gold for you're as good as carved
SHENZI
Here, kitty kitty...
BANZAI/SHENZI
We're starved!
They Live In You
CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
MUFASA
Night
And the spirit of life calling
Mamela
And a voice
With the fear of a child asking
Mamela
Wait
There's no mountain too great
Hear these words and have faith
Have faith
They live in you
They live in me
They're watching over
Everything we see
In every creature
In every star
In your reflection
They live in you
They live in you
They live in me
They're watching over
Everything we see
In every creature
In every star
In your reflection
They live in you
CHORUS
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala
Be Prepared
SCAR
I never thought hyenas essential
They're crude and unspeakably plain
But maybe they've a glimmer of potential
If allied to my vision and brain
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But think as you are, pay attention
My words are a matter of pride
It's clear from your vacant expressions
The lights are not all on upstairs
But we're talking kings and successions
Even you can't be caught unawares
So prepare for the chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
SHENZI
And where do we feature?
SCAR
Just listen to teacher
I know it sound sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues!
And justice deliciously squared
Be prepared!
BANZAI
Yeah! Be prepared. We'll be prepared! For what?
SCAR
For the death of the king
BANZAI
Is he sick?
SCAR
No, fool! We are going to kill him. And Simba, too.
SHENZI
Great idea! Who needs a king?
SHENZI/BANZAI
No king, no king! La la la la la!
SCAR
Idiots! There will be a king!
BANZAI
But you said...
SCAR
I will be king! Stick with me, and you'll never be hungry again!
BANZAI/SHENZI
Yay, all right! Long live the king!
Long line the king!
HYENAS
It's great that we'll soon be connected
With a king who'll be all-time adored
SCAR
Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected
To take certain duties on board
The future is littered with prizes
And though I'm the main addressee
The point that I must emphasize is
You won't get a sniff without me!
HYENAS
So prepare for the coup of the century
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SCAR Be prepared for the murkiest scam Meticulous planning Tenacity spanning Decades of denial Is simply why I'll Be king undisputed Respected, saluted And seen for the wonder I am Moving down the rank and file |
HYENAS Ooooooh, la-la-la! We'll have food! Lots of food We repeat Endless meat |
SCAR
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
SCAR/HYENAS
Be prepared!
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
Rafiki Mourns
RAFIKI
Madi ao (Spilled blood)
Leka sebete chia ho oele sebatha (Try courage so the beasts may fall)
Mo leka geme o tsaba hoa (Those who defy mountains are, in truth, cowards)
Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha (Even in anger, you do not speak against wrong...)
Lebo haleng ha o bue ka le ha
Oh, oh
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
RAFIKI/LIONESSES
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
Halala humba heh heh heya heeyahee
Halala humba hela hela hela
(repeat)
Hakuna Matata
TIMON
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
PUMBAA
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
TIMON
It means no worries for the rest of your days
TIMON/PUMBAA
It's our problem-free philosophy
TIMON
Hakuna Matata!
YOUNG SIMBA
Hakuna Matata?
PUMBAA
Yeah. It's our motto!
YOUNG SIMBA
What's a motto?
TIMON
Nothin'! What's-a-motto with you?
PUMBAA
Those two words will solve all your problems
TIMON
That's right. Take Pumbaa here
Why...when he was a young warthog...
PUMBAA
When I was a young warthog
TIMON
Very nice
PUMBAA
Thanks
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
PUMBAA
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
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PUMBAA And, oh, the shame Thought of changing my name And I got downhearted Every time that I... |
TIMON He was ashamed What's in a name? How did ya feel? |
TIMON
Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
PUMBAA
Oh. Sorry
TIMON/PUMBAA
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Hukuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
YOUNG SIMBA
It means no worries for the rest of your days
YOUNG SIMBA/PUMBAA/TIMON
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna-
SIMBA
It means no worries for the rest of your days
TIMON/PUMBAA/SIMBA
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata! (repeat)
PUMBAA
I say "Hakuna"
TIMON
I say "Matata"
