"Hakuna Matata"

Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Nathan Lane, Ernie Sabella, Jason Weaver, and Joseph Williams

Approx. running time: 3mins 31secs


Chorus:

Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!

Why, when he was a young warthog...
When I was a young wart hoooog!
Very nice.
Thanks!

He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal

I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame
(He was ashamed!)
Thoughta changin' my name
(Oh, what's in a name?)
And I got downhearted
(How did you feel?)
Ev'rytime that I...

Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!

Oh... sorry.

[chorus]

It means no worries
For the rest of your days
Yeah, sing it, kid!
It's our problem-free
philosophy...
Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna matata [Repeats]

It means no worries
For the rest of your days.
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata [Repeats]

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