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Template:Song Infobox "I Just Can't Wait to be King" is a song from The Lion King. It is sung by Simba, Nala, and Zazu.

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 brushin' up on lookin' down
I'm workin' on my roar!
Zazu:
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu:
You've rather a long way to go, young master
If you think...
Simba:
No one sayin' do this!
Zazu:
Now when I said that...
Nala:
No one sayin' be there!
Zazu:
What I meant was...
Simba:
No one sayin' stop that!
Zazu:
What you don't realize...
Simba and Nala:
No one sayin' 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
Simba:
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:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left!
Everybody look right!
Everywhere you look I'm...
Standin' in the spotlight!
Zazu:
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!
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Oh, I just can't wait...
To be king!

Trivia

  • During this sequence in the movie, the background changes to brighter colors and more geometric shapes to reflect Simba's naive perspective of the world.[1]
  • In early versions of the song, the crocodiles are gray. This occurs in the ABC premiere of The Lion King, the Disney Sing-Along Songs version, and the 1995 VHS release. However, the crocodiles were redesigned in the IMAX re-release.[2][3]

Video

File:The Lion King - I Just Can't Wait To Be King (1080p)


References

  1. Allers, Roger; Hahn, Don, and Minkoff, Rob (1995). Laserdisc/DVD/Blu-Ray audio commentary for The Lion King. Walt Disney Home Entertainment.
  2. 1994 crocodiles
  3. Special-Edition crocodiles

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