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The Morning Report Lyrics by Samuel E. Wright, Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle

The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

1997

[ZAZU]
It's an honor and a privilege, a duty I perform
With due sense of decorum and with pride
With deference and great respect very much the norm
Plus a hint of sycophancy on the side
To lay before my ruler all the facts about his realm
To fill him in on all the beastly news

[MUFASA, spoken]
Yes, yes, Zazu, get on with it!

[ZAZU]
In order that His Majesty stands sturdy at the helm
Aware of all the fauna's latest views

[MUFASA, spoken]
Zazu! The morning report!

[ZAZU, spoken]
Yes, sire, the morning report!

[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, spoken]
What are you doing, son?

[YOUNG SIMBA, spoken]
Pouncing

[MUFASA, spoken]
Ah! Let an old pro show you how it's done

[MUFASA, spoken & ZAZU]
(Oh, the buffalo have got a beef about this season's grass) Stay low
To the ground (Warthogs have been thwarted in attempts to save their gas)

[SIMBA, spoken & ZAZU]
Yes, stay low (Flamingoes in the pink are chasing secretary birds)

[MUFASA, spoken & ZAZU]
Shh, not a sound! (Saffron is this season's color, seen in all the herds)
Take it slow (Moving down the rank and file to near the bottom rung)
One more step, then (Far too many beetles are quite frankly in the dung)

[MUFASA, spoken]
Pounce!
Ha!

[YOUNG SIMBA]
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

[YOUNG SIMBA, MUFASA & ZAZU]
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
Credits
Samuel E. Wright

Samuel E. Wright

Scott Irby-Ranniar

Scott Irby-Ranniar

Geoff Hoyle

Geoff Hoyle

About “The Morning Report” by Samuel E. Wright

Read the complete lyrics to "The Morning Report" by Samuel E. Wright, Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle from the album "The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 1997. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under In English, USA, Broadway.

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"The Morning Report" is credited to Samuel E. Wright, Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"The Morning Report" appears on "The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)" in 1997.

Visit the Samuel E. Wright, Scott Irby-Ranniar, Geoff Hoyle artist page at /artist/samuel-e-wright for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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