Duties of the King

[Verse 1]
[ZAZU]
Everyone in the Pride Lands big or small
Looks forward to whenever you may call
A visit from Your Highness is an honor, yes, it's true
All your subjects want so much to be with you!

[Chorus]
So embrace your position
The royal tradition
Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing
In all of the wonderful duties of the king!

[Verse 2]
You welcome birds from all around
Grant gazelles their grazing ground
Approve the official turaco whistles
Guard the clearing of pointy thistles

Reside over aardvark wedding rites
Coach the mongooses on their bite
Listen to the zebras' silly pleas
And bless any animal when they sneeze!

[Chorus]
So embrace your position
The royal tradition
Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing
In all of the wonderful duties of the king!
In all of the wonderful duties of the king!

[Verse 3]
You set the limit on bushbuck hopping
Judge the hippos' belly-flopping
Consider crocodiles' complaints
And tenderly kiss baby porcupines oh-so-gently

[SIMBA]
Assign all the songbirds to their trees
Advise confused chimpanzees
Ceremonial naming of the bees

[ZAZU]
Consoling giraffes when they get fleas

[SIMBA]
Actually, that's not much fun

[ZAZU]
The fleas do tend to spread
But that said

[Chorus]
[ZAZU]
So embrace your position

[SIMBA]
The royal tradition

[ZAZU]
Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing
In all of the wonderful

[SIMBA]
In all of the wonderful

[ZAZU, SIMBA]
In all of the wonderful
Duties of the king!
In all of the wonderful
Duties of the king!