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Warthog Rhapsody
Rhythm-of-the-pride-lands
Attribution information
Composer

Elton John

Lyricist

Tim Rice

Performers

Nathan Lane
Ernie Sabella

Release information
Length

3:05

Albums

"Warthog Rhapsody" is a song composed by Elton John for The Lion King. The song was recorded, but was later replaced with "Hakuna Matata", which serves the same narrative purpose. However, the song was produced and released on Rhythm of the Pride Lands and The Lion King: The Legacy Collection, and was rewritten as "That's All I Need" for The Lion King 1½.

Lyrics[]

Timon:
Now, if you want a role model
Of a life most blissfully led
Then look no further than Pumbaa, here
Than this laid-back quadruped

Pumbaa:
Relaxation's the name of the game
Be cool and be thick-skinned
Let my lifestyle be your reference frame

Timon:
As long as you stand upwind

Timon and Pumbaa:
Your guide must be this rhapsody

Pumbaa:
I gets up when I likes

Timon:
He's got it all worked out

Pumbaa:
I plans the day ahead

Timon:
He's got it all worked out

Pumbaa:
When inspiration strikes

Timon:
He's got it all worked out

Pumbaa:
I go right back to bed

Timon:
He's got it all worked out
But though he may not be one of nature's dynamos
His mind is on the ball and far from comatose
Don't dismiss the warthog philosophy
Take it from he!
He's got it all worked out

Pumbaa:
Take it from me!

Timon:
He's got it all worked out

Pumbaa: (spoken)
I'm starved!

Simba: (spoken)
Me too, what's for lunch?

Timon: (spoken)
Glad ya asked, kid
Should we tell him, Pumbaa?

Pumbaa: (spoken)
Uh-huh!

Timon: (spoken)
Now listen to this, this is the important part

Timon:
Now who wants to be a hunter
Chasing food all over the place

Pumbaa:
More often than not it gets away

Timon:
Who needs the thrill of the chase?

Pumbaa:
Why move mountains to get your chow
When you only need to move a log

Timon:
Make it your dietary resolve for now
To eat like the old warthog
Regarding food

Pumbaa:
Mmm-mmm!

Timon:
His attitude
It's bugs for every meal

Pumbaa:
I've got it all worked out

Timon:
So full of vitamins

Pumbaa:
I've got it all worked out

Timon:
No need to cook or peel

Pumbaa:
I've got it all worked out

Timon:
He eats 'em in their skins

Pumbaa:
I've got it all worked out

Timon and Pumbaa:
They're delectable, available, the perfect snack
They ain't endangered species
And they don't fight back

Timon:
Don't dismiss the warthog gastronomy
Take it from he

Pumbaa:
Take it from me

Timon:
Take it from he
He's got it all worked out

Timon: (spoken)
Come on kid, it's now or never!
Hit it, Pumbaa!

Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba:
So remember when you see us staring into space
We're caught between a pillow and a soft, soft place
Don't resist the warthog mentality

Timon:
Take it from he

Pumbaa:
Take it from me

Timon and Simba:
Take it from he

Timon, Pumbaa, and Simba:
Take it from we
We've got it all worked out!

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Rhythm of the Pride Lands
He Lives In You    Hakuna Matata    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Kube    Lea Halalela    It's Time    One By One    Warthog Rhapsody    Lala    Busa    Noyana
The Lion King Collection (Deluxe Edition)
He Lives in You    Circle of Life    Lea Halalela    Upendi    Busa    One of Us    Love Will Find a Way    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    We Are One    One By One    It's Time    Noyana    In Youpendi    Be Prepared    He Lives In You    My Lullaby    Hakuna Matata    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Circle of Life    Grazing in the Grass    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    Warthog Rhapsody    Kube    This Land    Digga Tunnah Dance    The Morning Report    Love Will Find a Way (End Title)    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Be Prepared    They Live In You
Best of The Lion King
Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    Warthog Rhapsody    Lea Halalela    Hakuna Matata    Digga Tunnah Dance    Upendi    One of Us    The Lion Sleeps Tonight    Be Prepared    They Live In You
The Legacy Collection: The Lion King
Circle of Life    Didn't Your Mother Tell You Not to Play With Your Food    We Are All Connected    Hyenas in the Pride Land    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Elephant Graveyard    I Was Just Trying to Be Brave    Be Prepared    Simba, It's to Die For    Stampede    Mufasa Dies    If You Ever Come Back We'll Kill You    Bowling for Buzzards    Hakuna Matata    We Gotta Bone to Pick With You    Kings of the Past    Nala, Is It Really You?    Can You Feel the Love Tonight    Remember Who You Are    This Is My Home    The Rightful King    The Morning Report    Warthog Rhapsody    Circle of Life    I Just Can't Wait to Be King    Can You Feel the Love Tonight
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