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"My Lullaby" is a song featured in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, sung by Zira, Nuka and Vitani. The song goes over how Zira treats her enemies, and her plans for her son, Kovu, when he grows up.

LyricsEdit

Zira:

Sleep, my little Kovu...

Let your dreams take wing.

One day when you're big and strong,

You will be a king.

Kovu:

Good night...

Zira:

Good night, my little prince.

Tomorrow, your training intensifies.

Zira:

I've been exiled, persecuted;

Left alone with no defense

When I think of what that brute did,

I get a little tense.

But I dream a dream so pretty,

That I don't feel so depressed.

'Cause it soothes my inner kitty,

And it helps me get some rest!

The sound of Simba's dying gasp;

His daughter squealing in my grasp;

His lionesses' mournful cry;

That's my lullaby!

Now the past I've tried forgetting...

And my foes I could forgive...

Trouble is, I knows it's petty...

But I hate to let them live!

Nuka:

So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Simba up a tree!

Zira:

Oh, the battle may be bloody... but that kind of works for me!

The melody of angry growls;

A counterpoint of painful howls;

A symphony of death, oh my!

That's my lullaby...

Scar is gone... but Zira's still around

To love this little lad.

'Till he learns to be a killer

With a lust for being bad!

Nuka:

Sleep, ya little termite!

Uh--I mean, precious little thing!

Vitani:

One day when you're big and strong--

Zira:

--You will be a king!

The pounding of the drums of war;

The thrill of Kovu's mighty roar!

Nuka:

The joy of vengeance!

Vitani:

Testify!

Zira:

I can hear the cheering!

Nuka & Vitani:

Kovu! What a guy!

Zira:

Payback time is nearing,

And then our flag will fly!

Against a blood-red sky...

That's my lullaby!

TriviaEdit

The song was nominated an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production along with "We Are One".^[1]
In a brief scene in the song, Zira is seen with blue eyes, instead of the red seen in the rest of the movie.