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| Title | "Be Prepared" |
| Music By | Elton John |
| Lyrics By | Tim Rice |
| Sung By | Jeremy Irons/Jim Cummings with Whoopi Goldberg and Cheech Marin |
| Length | 3:40 |
| Appearances | The Lion King, The Lion King Stage Musical, The Lion King 1½ |
"Be Prepared" is a song from The Lion King. It is sung by Scar, Banzai, Ed, Shenzi, and various hyenas in preparation for Mufasa's death.
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Scar:
- 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!
Banzai: (spoken)
- Yeah, be prepared.
- Yeah-heh, we'll be prepared, heh...for what?
Scar: (spoken)
- For the death of the king!
Banzai: (spoken)
- Why, is he sick?
Scar: (spoken)
- No, fool, we're gonna kill him.
- And Simba, too...
Shenzi: (spoken)
- Great idea!
- Who needs a king?
Banzai and Shenzi:
Scar: (spoken)
- Idiots!
- There will be a king!
Banzai: (spoken)
- Hey, but you said-
Scar: (spoken)
- I will be king!
- Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!
Banzai and Shenzi: (spoken)
- Yay! All right! All right!
- Long live the king!
Hyenas:
- 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!
- So prepare for the coup of the century.
- (Oooh!)
- Be prepared for the murkiest scam.
- (Oooh. La! La! La!)
- Meticulous planning.
- (We'll have food!)
- Tenacity spanning.
- (Lots of food!)
- Decades of denial.
- (We repeat!)
- Is simply why I'll
- (Endless meat!)
- Be king undisputed,
- (Aaaah!)
- Respected, saluted,
- (Aaaah!)
- And seen for the wonder I am.
- (Aaaah!)
- Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared.
- (Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo!)
- Be prepared!
All:
- Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared.
- Be prepared!
Album Credits Edit
- Elton John: Composer
- Tim Rice: Lyricist
- Hans Zimmer: Arranger, Producer
- Jeremy Irons: Vocals
- Whoopi Goldberg: Vocals
- Cheech Marin: Vocals
- Jim Cummings: Vocals
Trivia Edit
- In the musical and official soundtrack, the song starts with these lyrics:
- 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.
- The song was also used as a reprise by Scar to introduce the hyenas to the lionesses after he pronounced himself as king. For more, see the reprise.
- Jeremy Irons sang the beginning of the song, but damaged his vocal chords on the line, "You won't get a sniff without me!" Jim Cummings was brought in to finish the song.
- The producers of the film intended for the marching hyenas to represent Nazis.
- A remixed instrumental version of the song can be heard in The Elephant Graveyard Level in Disney Universe.
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