Walt Disney Records

Songwriter: Lebo M Elton John

[TIMON, spoken]
Come on, gang! Let's take it home!

[TUMBLE MONKEYS]
Whoo! Ah ha ha ha ha!

(sung)
[MALE SINGERS]
Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata
Hakuna matata

[TIMON]
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna matata

[FEMALE SINGERS]
Can you feel it?
Can you feel the love tonight?

[FEMALE SINGER]
Can you feel the love tonight? (The love tonight)
The peace the evening brings (Can you feel the love tonight?)
The world for once in perfect harmony
With all its living things

[ENSEMBLE]
Oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh

[SCAR]
Be prepared for the coup of the century
Be prepared for the murkiest scam (Ha-ha-ha)
Meticulous planning (Meticulous planning)
Tenacity spanning (Tenacity spanning)
Decades of denial (Decades of denial)
Is simply why I'll (Is simply why)
Be king undisputed
Respected, saluted
And seen for the wonder I am
(Ooo-ooo-ooo)
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared
Be prepared!

[MALE SINGER]
Come on
Let every creature go for broke and sing (Let every creature sing)
Let's hear it in the herd and on that wing (Let's hear it on the wing)
It's gonna be a super awesome thing!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king (Just can't wait)
You know I just can't wait to be king (Just can't wait)
(Oh, I just can't wait) No, I just can't wait
To be king!

[FEMALE SINGER]
Oh, it's the Circle of Life
And it moves us all
Through despair and hope
Through faith and love (Love)
('Til we find our place) 'Til we find our place
(On the path unwinding) Oh, on that path unwinding
(In the Circle, the Circle of Life) Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(Circle of Life!)
(In the Circle) I want to
(In the Circle) To the land in the
(In the Circle) Circle of Life
(The Circle of Life!)
(In the Circle) Come on now
(In the Circle) Take me to the
(In the Circle) That-a Circle
(The Circle of Life!) Oh-oh-oh
(The Circle of Life!) Yeah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah
(The Circle of Life!)

[MALE SINGER]
And it moves us all, yeah, yeah, yeah (Circle, Circle of Life)

[FEMALE SINGER]
Through despair and hope (Circle, Circle of Life)

[MALE SINGER]
'Til we find our place (Circle, Circle of Life)

[FEMALE SINGER]
On that path unwinding

[ENSEMBLE]
In the Circle (Oh yeah-ea-h)
In the Circle (Oh-oh-oh)
In the Circle (Yeah-ea-h)
The Circle of Life
Circle of... Life!

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.

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