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LION KING
UPENDI

Performed by Rafiki, Kiara, and Chorus



  • Rafiki
  • Kiara
  • Kiara and Rafiki
  • Monkeys
  • Hippo
  • Chorus
  • Female Chorus
  • Chorus and Kiara
  • Chorus and Rafiki
  • Chorus, Rafiki, and Kiara


Eh he he he he he-ey!

There's a place where the crazy moon
Makes the monkeys sing and the baboons swoon                         [Ahhh!]
And the sultry scent of the lotus bloom
Will carry you away

Where the hippos swing from the jungle vines
And the rhino rhumba in a conga line
And the pink flamingoes are intertwined
As the stars come out to play
Ooh!

In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two
To make it true
Your heart will lead you there

In Upendi
In Upendi

You better watch your step 'cause the path is steep
Better hold your breath cause the water's deep
It's a long way down over Lovers' Leap
But falling's half the fun!

In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two                                                                           [Ooo]
To make it true                                                                            [Ooo]
Your heart will take you there                                                      [Ooo, ooo, ooo]

You can beat the bush like there's no tomorrow
From Tanganyika to Kilimanjaro
But you'll find Upendi wherever you are
Oh, underneath the sun                                                                [Sun, suh-un...]

Bweep, boop
In Upendi
Where the passionfruit grows sweet
And it's so divine
That you lose your mind
As it sweeps you off your feet
In Upendi
Without a worry or a care
It just takes two                                                                           [Ooo]
To make it true                                                                            [Ooo]
Your heart will take you there

Upendi
Down
In Upendi
Way down
In Upendi

Down
In Upendi
Way down                                                                                  [Bwee bweep]
In Upendi                                                                                    [Bweep]

Down                                                                                          [Bwee bweep]
In Upendi
Way down                                                                                  [laughter]
In Upendi

Down
In Upendi
Way down                                                                                  [In Upendi]
In Upendi                                                                                    [In Upendi]       [In Upendi]

In Upendi
In Upendi                                                                                    [Down]

In Upendi
In Upendi
In Upendi
In Upendi