Hakuna Matata (stage musical)

"Do you see any other big, lovable chunk of warthog here?"

This article is about the stage musical version of "Hakuna Matata".
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Hakuna Matata (stage musical)

Attribution information
Composer	Elton John
Lyricist	Tim Rice
Performers	• Tom Alan Robbins • Max Casella • Scott Irby-Ranniar • Jason Raize
Release information
Released	1997
Track	11
Length	3:13
Albums	The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Appearances	The Lion King (stage musical)
Samples
Versions	Hakuna Matata (musical).ogg (help·info)

"Hakuna Matata" is a song composed by Elton John for the stage musical version of The Lion King. It was released in 1997 as part of the original cast recording.

Lyrics[]

Timon:
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase

Pumbaa:
Hakuna Matata!
Ain't no passing craze

Timon:
It means no worries
For the rest of your days

Both:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!

Timon:
Hakuna Matata!

Simba: (spoken)
Hakuna Matata?

Pumbaa: (spoken)
Yeah. It's our motto!

Simba: (spoken)
What's a motto?

Timon: (spoken)
Nothin'! What's-a-motto with you?!

Pumbaa: (spoken)
Those two words will solve all your problems.

Timon: (spoken)
That's right. Take Pumbaa here.

Timon:
Why, when he was a young warthog

Pumbaa:
When I was a young warthog

Timon: (spoken)
Very nice.

Pumbaa: (spoken)
Thanks.

Timon:
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savanna after every meal

Pumbaa:
I'm a sensitive soul, though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And, oh, the shame

Timon:
Oh, the shame!

Pumbaa:
Thought of changin' my name

Timon:
What's in a name?

Pumbaa:
And I got downhearted

Timon:
How did ya feel?

Pumbaa:
Every time that I...

Timon: (spoken)
Hey, Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!

Pumbaa: (spoken)
Oh, sorry.

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

Simba:
It means no worries
For the rest of your days

All:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata!

Simba:
It means no worries for the rest of your days

All:
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!

Pumbaa:
I say Hakuna

Timon:
I say Matata

Pumbaa:
Hakuna Matata

Timon:
Hakuna Matata
Ta-ta!

Media[]

Hakuna Matata - Disney's THE LION KING (Official Lyric Video)

The Lion King (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

Circle of Life • Grasslands Chant • The Morning Report • The Lioness Hunt • I Just Can't Wait to Be King • Chow Down • They Live In You • Be Prepared • The Stampede • Rafiki Mourns • Hakuna Matata • One By One • The Madness of King Scar • Shadowland • The Lion Sleeps Tonight • Endless Night • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • He Lives In You (Reprise) • Simba Confronts Scar • King of Pride Rock / Circle of Life (Reprise)