Writers: Elton John; lyrics by Tim Rice
Lyrics:
[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 main event
Like no king was before
I’m brushing up on looking down
I’m working on my roar!
[Zazu:] Ho, ho, thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
[Simba:] Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
[Zazu:] You have rather a long way to go, young master. If you think –
[Simba:] No one saying “do this”
[Zazu:] Now when I said that –
[Nala:] No one saying “be there”
[Zazu:] What I meant was –
[Simba:] No one saying “stop that”!
[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
[Nala:] 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!
[Simba:] Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
[Simba:] Everybody look left
[Nala:] Everybody look right
[Simba:] Everywhere you look I’m
[Both:] 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
[Simba:] Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
[Nala and chorus:] Oh, he just can’t wait to be king!
[Simba:] Oh, I just can’t wait to be king!
