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{{Song infobox
|image = [[File:The-lion-king-soundtrack-cover.png|350px]]
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|image = [[File:Lionking2019-animationscreencaps.com-2665.png|350px]]
 
|composer = [[Elton John]]
 
|composer = [[Elton John]]
 
|lyricist = [[Tim Rice]]
 
|lyricist = [[Tim Rice]]
|performers = [[JD McCrary]]<br />[[Shahadi Wright Joseph]]<br />[[John Oliver]]
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|performers = {{*}} [[JD McCrary]]<br />{{*}} [[Shahadi Wright Joseph]]<br />{{*}} [[John Oliver]]
 
|released = {{*}} July 11, 2019 <small>(digitally)</small><br />{{*}} July 19, 2019 <small>(physically)</small>
 
|released = {{*}} July 11, 2019 <small>(digitally)</small><br />{{*}} July 19, 2019 <small>(physically)</small>
 
|track = 4
 
|track = 4
 
|length = 3:22
 
|length = 3:22
|album = ''[[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
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|albums = ''[[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]]''
 
|appearances = ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]''
 
|appearances = ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]''
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|versions = {{Audio|I Just Can't Wait to Be King (2019 version).ogg|I Just Can't Wait to Be King}}
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{{Quote|There will never be a king like me!|[[Simba (2019 film)|Simba]]|The Lion King (2019 film)}}
'''"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"''' is a song composed by [[Elton John]] for the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''[[The Lion King]]''. It will be released digitally on July 11, 2019, and physically on July 19, 2019, as part of the film's [[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|soundtrack]].
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'''"I Just Can't Wait to Be King"''' is a song composed by [[Elton John]] for the [[The Lion King (2019 film)|2019 remake]] of ''[[The Lion King]]''. It was released digitally on July 11, 2019, and physically on July 19, 2019, as part of the film's [[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|soundtrack]].
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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|I'm gonna be a mighty king<br />
 
|I'm gonna be a mighty king<br />
 
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|So enemies, beware!<br />
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|So, enemies, beware!<br />
 
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|'''Zazu:'''
 
|'''Zazu:'''
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|'''Simba:'''
 
|'''Simba:'''
 
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|No one sayin' do this!<br />
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|No one sayin', ‘Do this!<br />
 
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|'''Zazu:'''
 
|'''Zazu:'''
 
|-
 
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|Now when I said that...<br />
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|Now, when I said that...<br />
 
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|'''Nala:'''
 
|'''Nala:'''
 
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|No one sayin' be there!<br />
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|No one sayin', ‘Be there!<br />
 
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|'''Zazu:'''
 
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|'''Simba:'''
 
|'''Simba:'''
 
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|No one sayin' stop that!<br />
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|No one sayin', ‘Stop that!<br />
 
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|'''Simba and Nala:'''
 
|'''Simba and Nala:'''
 
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|No one sayin' see here!<br />
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|No one sayin', ‘See here!<br />
 
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|'''Zazu:'''
 
|'''Zazu:'''
 
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|Now see here!<br />
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|Now, see here!<br />
 
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|'''Simba:'''
 
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|Count me out!<br />
 
|Count me out!<br />
 
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|Out of service, out of Africa?<br />
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|Out of service, out of Africa<br />
 
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|I wouldn't hang about!<br />
 
|I wouldn't hang about!<br />
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|This child is getting wildly out of wing!<br />
 
|This child is getting wildly out of wing!<br />
 
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|Simba?<br />
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|Simba!<br />
 
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|'''Simba:'''
 
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|Everywhere you look I'm...<br />
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|Everywhere you look, I'm...<br />
 
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|'''Simba and Nala:'''
 
|'''Simba and Nala:'''
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|To be king!<br />
 
|To be king!<br />
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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* This version of “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” mimics the [[The Lion King (stage musical)|stage musical’s]] [[I Just Can't Wait to Be King (stage musical)|version]] of the song, as it gives the same additional singing lines to [[Nala (2019 film)|Nala]].
   
 
==Media==
 
==Media==
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center">
I Just Can't Wait to Be King (From "The Lion King" Audio Only)|The official audio for "I Just Can't Wait to Be King"
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The Lion King (2019) - I Just Can't Wait to Be King (Lyrics) 1080pHD|The "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" musical sequence in ''The Lion King''
 
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Revision as of 21:30, 13 January 2020

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This article is about the 2019 version.
You may be looking for the 1994 version, the stage musical song, the Elton John song, the Festival of The Lion King song, or the book.


I Just Can't Wait to Be King (2019 soundtrack)
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Attribution information
Composer

Elton John

Lyricist

Tim Rice

Performers

   JD McCrary
   Shahadi Wright Joseph
   John Oliver

Release information
Released

   July 11, 2019 (digitally)
   July 19, 2019 (physically)

Track

4

Length

3:22

Albums

The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Appearances

The Lion King

Samples
Versions

Anonymous Audio File Icon Clip ArtI Just Can't Wait to Be King 

There will never be a king like me!
Simba[src]

"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" is a song composed by Elton John for the 2019 remake of The Lion King. It was released digitally on July 11, 2019, and physically on July 19, 2019, as part of the film's soundtrack.

Lyrics

Simba:
I'm gonna be a mighty king
So, enemies, beware!
Zazu:
Well, I've never seen a king of beasts
With quite so little hair
Simba:
I'm gonna be the main event
Like no king was before
I'm brushin' up on lookin' down
I'm workin' on my roar!
Zazu:
Thus far, a rather uninspiring thing
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Zazu:
You have rather a long way to go, young master
If you think...
Simba:
No one sayin', ‘Do this!’
Zazu:
Now, when I said that...
Nala:
No one sayin', ‘Be there!’
Zazu:
What I meant was...
Simba:
No one sayin', ‘Stop that!’
Simba and Nala:
No one sayin', ‘See here!’
Zazu:
Now, see here!
Simba:
Free to run around all day!
Zazu:
Well, that's definitely out...
Simba:
Free to do it all my way!
Zazu:
I think it's time that you and I
Arranged a heart-to-heart
Nala:
Kings don't need advice
From little hornbills for a start
Zazu:
If this is where the monarchy is headed
Count me out!
Out of service, out of Africa
I wouldn't hang about!
This child is getting wildly out of wing!
Simba!
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Everybody look left!
Nala:
Everybody look right!
Simba:
Everywhere you look, I'm...
Simba and Nala:
Standing in the spotlight!
Zazu:
Not yet!
Choir:
Let every creature go for broke and sing!
Let's hear it in the herd and on the wing!
It's gonna be King Simba's finest fling!
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait to be king!
Nala:
Oh, he just can't wait to be king!
Simba:
Oh, I just can't wait...
Nala:
Just can't wait...
Choir:
To be king!

Behind the scenes

  • This version of “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King” mimics the stage musical’s version of the song, as it gives the same additional singing lines to Nala.

Media


The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Circle of Life / Nants' Ingonyama    Life's Not Fair    Rafiki's Fireflies    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Elephant Graveyard    Be Prepared (2019 Version)    Stampede    Scar Takes the Throne    Hakuna Matata    Simba Is Alive!    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    Reflections of Mufasa    Spirit    Battle for Pride Rock    Remember    Never Too Late    He Lives in You    Mbube