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S: I'm gonna be a mighty king, so enemies beware! Z: Well, I've never seen a king or beast, with quite so little hair S: I'm gonna be the main event, like no king was before I'm brushing up or looking down, I'm working on my ROAR Z: And thus far, a rather uninspiring thing S: Oh, I just can't wait to be king! S:No one saying do this Z:Now when I said that N:No one saying be there Z:What I meant was S:No one saying stop that Z:Now listen here N:No one saying see here Z:NOW SEE HEAR S:We can run around all day Z:Well that's definately out We'll do it all my way! Z: I think it's time that you and I Arranged a heart to heart S: Kings don't need advice From little hornbills for a start Z: If this is where the monarchy is headed Count me out! Out of service, out of Africa I wouldn't hang about... aagh! This child is getting wildly out of wing S: Oh, I just can't wait to be king! Everybody look left Everybody look right Everywhere you look I'm Standing in the spotlight! Z: Not yet! Choir: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 S:Oh I just can't wait to be king! S:Oh I just can't wait to be king! S:Oh I just can't waaaaaait ... to be king!