"The Morning Report" is a song sung mostly by Zazu and young Simba first seen in The Lion King stage musical. Mufasa appears in the song and speaks to Simba, but he doesn't sing in the film version, although he sings at the very end of the song in the musical. The musical number was later added to The Lion King Special Edition DVD with a slightly different version than that of the musical version. However, when The Lion King was re-released in Cinemas in 3D, it wasn't shown, nor in the Diamond Edition of The Lion King released after.

Contents 1 Lyrics 2 Video 3 Credits 4 Trivia

LyricsEdit

Zazu:

Good morning, sire!

Mufasa:

Good morning, Zazu!

Zazu:

Checking in with the morning report.

Mufasa:

Fire away!

Zazu:

Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all

Elephants remember, though just what I can't recall

Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks

Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said, "No thanks!"

We haven't paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch

Not everyone invited will be coming back from lunch

This is the morning report

Gives you the long and the short

Every grunt, roar and snort

Not a tale I distort

On the morning report!

Mufasa:

What are you doing, son?

Simba:

Pouncing.

Mufasa:

Let an old pro show you how it's done...

Zazu:

Oh the buffalo have got a beef (talking in the background) about this season's grass

Warthogs have been thwarted in attempts to save their gas

Flamingos in the pink are chasing secretary birds

Saffron is this season's color seen in all the herds

Moving down the rank and file to near the bottom rung

Far too many beetles...

Mufasa:

Stay low to the ground.

Simba:

Okay, stay low to the ground.

Mufasa:

Shh! Not a sound... take one more step. Then pounce!

Zazu:

...Are quite frankly in the dung. Aaaaaaarrrrrrrrkkkkk!

Mufasa:

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Simba:

This is the morning report

gives you the long and the short

Every grunt, roar, and snort, not a tale I distort,

(muffled) on the morning report

Mufasa:

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

VideoEdit

The Morning Report (720p HQ HD) - Lion King (English) Lyrics Subtitle(01:32)
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CreditsEdit

• Composer(s): Elton John
• Lyrics By: Tim Rice

TriviaEdit

• Simba's singing voice in this song is provided by Evan Saucedo, because his original singing voice, Jason Weaver, was too old and his voice was too low for him to reprise his role as Simba.
• In June 2010, nine minutes of the Lion King musical were cut including the entire "Morning Report" musical number.