The Morning Report lyrics

Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by Geoff Hoyle, Samuel E. Wright, and Scott Irby-Ranniar

Zazu:
It`s an honor and a privilege, a duty I perform
With due sense of decorum and with pride
With deference and great respect very much the norm
Plus a hint of sycophancy on the side
To lay before my ruler all the facts about his realm
To fill him in on all the beastly news

Mufasa and All:
Yes, yes, Zazu, get on with it!

Zazu:
In order that His Majesty stands sturdy at the helm
Aware of all the fauna`s latest views

Mufasa and All:
Zazu! The morning report!

Zazu:
Er-- yes, Sire-- the morning report

Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all
Elephants remember, though just what I can`t recall
Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks
Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said `No thanks!`
We haven`t paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch
Not everyone invited will be coming back for lunch

This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report

Mufasa and All:
What are you doing, son?

Simba:
Pouncing

Mufasa and All:
Let and old pro show you how it`s done

Zazu: Mufasa and All:
The buffalo have got a beef
About this season`s grass Stay low to the ground
Warthogs have been thwarted
In attempts to save their gas Simba:
Flamingoes in the pink and Yeah, stay low!
Chasing secretary birds
Saffron is this season`s color Mufasa and All:
Seen in all the herds Shh, not a sound
Moving down the rank and file Take it slow
To near the bottom rung One more step
Far too many beetles are
Quite frankly in the dung Then pounce!
Aaaaaak!

Simba:
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report

Mufasa and All:
This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report