CIRCLE OF LIFE
CHORUS
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
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO BE KING
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!
No one saying do this
NALA
No one saying be there
SIMBA
No one saying stop that
NALA
No one saying see here
ZAZU
Now see here!
SIMBA
Free to run around all day
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
ANIMALS
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
SIMBA
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
BE PREPARED
SCAR
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
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
Be prepared for what?
SCAR
For the death of the king!
HYENA
Why? Is he sick?
SCAR
No, you fool, we're going to kill him... and Simba too!
HYENA
Great idea! Who needs a king?
HYENA
No king, No king, nah nah nah nah nah nah!
SCAR
Idiots! There will be a king!
HYENA
But you just said...
SCAR
I will be king!
Stick with me, and you'll never be hungry again!
HYENAS
Yeah!!!!!! Long live the king!
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
So prepare for the coup of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam
(Ooooh!)
Meticulous planning
(We'll have food!)
Tenacity spanning
(Lots of food)
Decades of denial
(We repeat)
Is simply why I'll
(Endless meat)
Be king undisputed
(Aaaaaaaaaah!)
respected, saluted
(Aaaaaaaaaah!)
And seen for the wonder I am
(Aaaaaaaaaah!)
Yes my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
HYENAS
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!
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
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
When he was a young warthog
PUMBAA
When I was a young warthog
TIMON
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after ev'ry 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
Thought-a changin' my name
And I got downhearted
Ev'rytime that I...
TIMON
Hey, 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
It's our problem-free philosophy
ALL
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna...it means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?
TIMON
I can see what's happ'ning
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 in the air
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air
CHOIR
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?
CHOIR
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
His carefree days with us are history
In short, our pal is doomed
