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The Lion King
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Book: Roger Allers + Irene Mecchi
Premiere: 1994
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1.Circle of Life
2.I Just Can't Wait to be King
3.Be Prepared
4.Hakuna Matata
5.Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Elton John versions:
6.Circle of Life
7.I Just Can't Wait to be King
8.Can You Feel the Love Tonight




1.Circle of Life
Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Carmen Twillie

Lead female vocal:
Nants ingonyama bagithi baba [There comes a lion]
Sithi uhhmm 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 [Here is a lion and a tiger]

[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



2.I Just Can't Wait to be King
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!


3.Be Prepared
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:
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!

Hyenas Chorus:
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!

Scar:
So prepare for the coup of the century

Hyenas Chorus:
(Oooh!)

Scar:
Be prepared for the murkiest scam

Hyenas Chorus:
(Oooh... La! La! La!)

Scar:
Meticulous planning

Hyenas Chorus:
(We'll have food!)

Scar:
Tenacity spanning

Hyenas Chorus:
(Lots of food)

Scar:
Decades of denial

Hyenas Chorus:
(We repeat)

Scar:
Is simply why I'll

Hyenas Chorus:
(Endless meat)


Scar:
Be king undisputed

Hyenas Chorus:
(Aaaaaaah...)

Scar:
Respected, saluted

Hyenas Chorus:
(...aaaaaaah...)

Scar:
And seen for the wonder I am

Hyenas Chorus:
(...aaaaaaah!)

Scar:
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

Hyenas Chorus:
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)

Scar:
Be prepared!

Hyenas Chorus:
Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -
Be prepared!


4.Hakuna Matata
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
It's our problem-free philosophy
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.

Timon:
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!

Timon:
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata

Simba:
It means no worries
For the rest of your days.

Both:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata
Hakuna matata


5.Can You Feel the Love Tonight
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

Nala:
(What?)

Lead female vocal:

Timon:
And they don't have a clue

Nala:
(Who?)

Timon:
They'll fall in love and here's the bottom line
Our trio's down to two.

Nala:
(Oh.)

Lead female vocal:
The sweet caress of twilight
There's magic everywhere
And with all this romantic atmosphere
Disaster's in the air

Timon:
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

Both:
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



6.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.


7.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)


8.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.
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