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I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (South African Cast Version) Lyrics by Original South African Cast of The Lion King

The Lion King - Original South African Cast Live Cast Recording

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[ZAZU, spoken]
Simba? Nala? Where have you gone!? Please don't do this to me! Simba? Hello? This wasn't in the cartoon!
[ENSEMBLE]
Hem
[ZAZU, spoken]
Simba!
[ENSEMBLE]
Hem
[ZAZU, spoken]
Don't make me (???) over my wing, I tell you! Whoo-hoo!
[YOUNG SIMBA]
I'm gonna be a mighty king, so enemies beware!
[ZAZU]
I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
[YOUNG SIMBA]
I'm gonna be the mane event
Like no king was before
I'm brushing up on looking down
I'm working on my roar
[ZAZU]
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
[ZAZU]
*squawks*
[YOUNG SIMBA]
No one saying do this
[ZAZU]
Now when I say...
[YOUNG NALA]
No one saying be there
[ZAZU]
What I meant was...
[YOUNG SIMBA]
No one saying stop that
[ZAZU]
What you don't realize is...
[YOUNG NALA, YOUNG SIMBA]
No one saying see here
[ZAZU]
Now see here!
[YOUNG NALA, YOUNG SIMBA]
Free to run around all day
[ZAZU]
That's definitely out!
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Free to do it all my way
[ZAZU, spoken]
Whoop! Overgrown feather dusters! Well, now that that's over we can move on along though can't we - argh! What is that? Simba? Nala? Argh! Another one! Excuse me, what are you doing? Talk to me! Simba, this isn't funny I tell you! (???)
(sung)
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart-to-heart
[YOUNG NALA]
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
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king
Everybody look left
[ZAZU]
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
[YOUNG NALA]
Everybody look right
[ZAZU]
Whaaa-ha!
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Everywhere you look I'm
[YOUNG NALA, YOUNG SIMBA]
Standing in the spotlight
[ZAZU]
Not yet!
[YOUNG NALA, YOUNG SIMBA]
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
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
[YOUNG NALA]
Oh, he just can't wait to be king!
[YOUNG SIMBA]
Oh, I just can't wait
[YOUNG NALA]
Just can't wait
[YOUNG NALA, YOUNG SIMBA, ENSEMBLE]
To be king!
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Original South African Cast of The Lion King

Original South African Cast of The Lion King

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