Released: May 30, 1994

Featuring: Matthew Broderick Joseph Williams Ernie Sabella Nathan Lane Jason Weaver

Songwriter: Tim Rice Elton John

Producer: Jay Rifkin Mark Mancina

[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!

Why, when he was a young warthog...

[PUMBAA]
When I was a young warthog...

[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]
Thought of changin' my name!

[TIMON]
Oh, what's in a name?

[PUMBAA]
And I got downhearted

[TIMON]
How did ya feel?

[PUMBAA]
Everytime that I...

[TIMON]
Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!

[PUMBAA]
Oh. Sorry...

[TIMON & PUMBAA]
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze

[SIMBA]
It means no worries for the rest of your days

[TIMON]
Yeah, sing it, kid!

[TIMON & SIMBA]
It's our problem-free

[PUMBAA]
Philosophy

[TIMON & PUMBAA & SIMBA]
Hakuna Matata!

[TIMON & PUMBAA & SIMBA]
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!
Hakuna matata!
Hakuna matata!
Hakuna matata!

(SIMBA scat sings to fade)

Walt Disney Records

Much of the acclaim Disney has received for its animated films comes from the music recorded for them, typically commissioned to exceptionally talented composers (e.g. Hans Zimmer, Alan Menken) and lyricists (e.g. The Sherman Brothers, Howard Ashman), with occasional help from stars such as Elton John.