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The Lion King soundtrack lyrics (Original Motion Picture)

song listing: The Lion King Lyrics (Original Motion Picture)

Circle Of Life .......... Carmen Twillie / Lebo M.

I Just Can't Wait To Be King .......... Jason Weaver / Rowan Atkinson / Laura Williams

Be Prepared .......... Jeremy Irons / Whoopi Godberg / Cheech Marin / Jim Cummings

Hakuna Matata .......... Nathan Lane / Ernie Sabella / Jason Weaver / Joseph Williams

Can You Feel The Love Tonight .......... Joseph Williams / Sally Dworksy / Nathan Lane / Ernie Sabella / Kristle Edwards

This Land (Instrumental) .......... Hans Zimmer

To Die For (Instrumental) .......... Hans Zimmer

Under The Stars (Instrumental) .......... Hans Zimmer

King Of Pride Rock (Instrumental) .......... Hans Zimmer

Circle Of Life .......... Elton John

I Just Can't Wait To Be King .......... Elton John

Can You Feel The Love Tonight .......... Elton John

The Morning Report ........ James Earl Jones / Jeff Bennett / Evan Saucedo


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Circle Of Life .. Carmen Twillie / Lebo M.


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Carmen Twillie

Nants ingonyama bagithi Baba [Here comes a lion, Father]
Sithi uhm ingonyama [Oh yes, it's a lion]

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba
Sithi uhhmm ingonyama
Ingonyama

Siyo Nqoba [We're going to conquer]
Ingonyama
Ingonyama nengw' enamabala [A lion and a leopard come to this open place]

[Chant repeats]

From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to see than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps 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

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 Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- I Just Can't Wait To Be King .. Jason Weaver / Rowan Atkinson / Laura Williams


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Jason Weaver, Laura Williams, and Rowan Atkinson

[Simba]
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So enemies beware!

[Zazu]
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair

[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

[Simba]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
[Zazu]
(You've rather a long way to go, young master,
if you think...)

[Simba]
No one saying do this
[Zazu]
(Now when I said that, I -)
[Nala]
No one saying be there
[Zazu]
(What I meant was...)
[Simba]
No one saying stop that
[Zazu]
(Look, what you don't realize...)
[Nala]
No one saying see here
[Zazu]
(Now see here!)

[Simba]
Free to run around all day
[Zazu]
(Well, that's definitely out...)
[Simba]
Free to do it all my way!

[Zazu]
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart to heart

[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 wildly out of wing

[Simba]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!

Everybody look left
Everybody look right
Everywhere you look I'm
Standing in the spotlight!

[Zazu]
Not yet!

[Chorus]
Let every creature go for broke and sing
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling

Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Be Prepared .. Jeremy Irons / Whoopi Godberg / Cheech Marin / Jim Cummings


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Jeremy Irons, Whoopi Goldberg, Cheech Marin, and Jim Cummings

[Scar (speaking)]
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

[Scar (singing)]
I know that your powers of retention
Are as wet as a warthog's backside
But thick 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 a chance of a lifetime
Be prepared for sensational news
A shining new era
Is tiptoeing nearer
[Shenzi]
And where do we feature?
[Scar (singing)]
Just listen to teacher

I know it sounds sordid
But you'll be rewarded
When at last I am given my dues
And injustice deliciously squared
Be prepared!

[Hyena chorus]
It's great that we'll soon be connected
With a king who'll be all-time adored

[Scar (singing)]
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!

So prepare for the coup of the century
[Hyena chorus] (Oooh!)
[Scar (singing)] Be prepared for the murkiest scam
[Hyena chorus] (Oooh... La! La! La!)
[Scar (singing)] Meticulous planning
[Hyena chorus] (We'll have food!)
[Scar (singing)] Tenacity spanning
[Hyena chorus] (Lots of food)
[Scar (singing)] Decades of denial
[Hyena chorus] (We repeat)
[Scar (singing)] Is simply why I'll
[Hyena chorus] (Endless meat)
[Scar (singing)] Be king undisputed
[Hyena chorus] (Aaaaaaah...)
[Scar (singing)] Respected, saluted
[Hyena chorus] (...aaaaaaah...)
[Scar (singing)] And seen for the wonder I am
[Hyena chorus] (...aaaaaaah!)
[Scar (singing)] Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
[Hyena chorus] (Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)
[Scar (singing)] Be prepared!

[Hyena chorus]
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepared!


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Hakuna Matata .. Nathan Lane / Ernie Sabella / Jason Weaver / Joseph Williams


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, and Joseph Williams

[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
[Both]
It's our problem-free philosophy
[Timon]
Hakuna Matata!

Why, when he was a young warthog...
[Pumbaa] When I was a young wart hoooog!
[Timon] Very nice.
[Pumbaa] Thanks!
[Timon]
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
And oh, the shame
[Timon] (He was ashamed!)
[Pumbaa] Thoughta changin' my name
[Timon] (Oh, what's in a name?)
[Pumbaa] And I got downhearted
[Timon] (How did you feel?)
[Pumbaa] Ev'rytime that I...
[Timon] Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
[Pumbaa] Oh... sorry.

[Both]
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze
[Simba]
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
[Pumbaa]
Yeah, sing it, kid!
[Both]
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna matata
(Repeats)

[Simba]
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
[Both]
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata
(Repeats)


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Can You Feel The Love Tonight .. Joseph Williams / Sally Dworksy / Nathan Lane / Ernie Sabella / Kristle Edwards


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Joseph Williams, Sally Dworsky, and Kristle Edwards

[Timon] I can see what's happening
[Pumbaa] (What?)
[Timon] And they don't have a clue
[Pumbaa] (Who?)
[Timon]
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.
[Pumbaa] (Oh.)

[Timon]
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air

[Lead female vocal]
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

[Simba]
So many things to tell her
But how to make her see
The truth about my past? Impossible!
She'd turn away from me

[Nala]
He's holding back, he's hiding
But what, I can't decide
Why won't he be the king I know he is
The king I see inside?

[Lead female vocal]
Can you feel the love tonight?
The peace the evening brings
The world, for once, in perfect harmony
With all its living things

Can you feel the love tonight?
You needn't look too far
Stealing through the night's uncertainties
Love is where they are

[Timon]
And if he falls in love tonight
It can be assumed
[Pumbaa]
His carefree days with us are history
[Both]
In short, our pal is doomed


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Circle Of Life .. Elton John


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John


From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

(Chorus)
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps the great and small on the endless round

(Chorus repeats)

On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life.


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- I Just Can't Wait To Be King .. Elton John


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John


Way beyond the water hole
A little down the line
The jungle and the plains and peaks
Are scheduled to be mine

I'm gonna be the ruler
Of most everything around
From the grandest of the mountains
To the humble common ground
My reign will be a super-awesome thing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king

I'm going to be a noble king
And scrupulously fair
I only need a little time
Perhaps a little hair

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
The fauna and the flora gonna swing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king

(Chorus)
No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
I'll be free to do it my way

(Piano Solo)

No one saying do this
No one saying be there
No one saying stop that
No one saying see here
Free to run around all day
Free to do it my way

The time has come
As someone said
To talk of many things
This may be true
But I would rather stick to talking kings

It's easy to be royal
If you're already leonine
It isn't just my right
Even my left will be divine
The monarchy is waiting to go zing
Oh, I just can't wait to be king

Oh, I just can't wait to be king
(Repeat until fade)


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- Can You Feel The Love Tonight .. Elton John


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Elton John


There's a calm surrender
To the rush of day
When the heat of the rolling world
Can be turned away
An enchanted moment
And it sees me through
It's enough for this restless warrior
Just to be with you

(Chorus)
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

There's a time for everyone
If they only learn
That the twisting kaleidoscope
Moves us all in turn
There's a rhyme and reason
To the wild outdoors
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager
Beats in time with yours

(Chorus)
And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far
And can you feel the love tonight
How it's laid to rest?
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best


The Lion King soundtrack lyrics -- The Morning Report .. James Earl Jones / Jeff Bennett / Evan Saucedo


Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett, and Evan Saucedo

[Zazu] Good morning, Sire!

[Mufasa] Good Morning, Zazu!

[Zazu] Checking in with the morning report!

[Mufasa] Fire away!

[Zazu]
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 for 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?

[Simba] Pouncing.

[Mufasa] Let an old pro show you how it's done.

[Zazu]
The buffalo have got a beef
About this season's grass

[Mufasa] Stay low to the ground

[Zazu]
Warthogs have been thwarted
In attempts to save their gas
Flamingoes in the pink and

[Simba] Yeah, okay, stay low to the ground, right!

[Zazu]
Chasing secretary birds
Saffron is this season's color
Seen in all the herds

[Mufasa] Shh, not a sound

[Zazu] Moving down the rank and file

[Mufasa] Take it slow

[Zazu] To near the bottom rung

[Mufasa] One more step

[Zazu]
Far too many beetles are
Quite frankly in the dung

[Mufasa] Then --

[Zazu] Awk!

[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


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