[Verse 1: Simba]
I used to be the king,
Rafiki would hold me up on the ring.
Now I live with my dad, Mufasa,
Which our kingdom once had saw.
I used to be the brave,
Found my dad which I once hadn't saved.
Listen to what Scar would say,
"Now your father is dead. Long live the king."
One minute, I cried sadly,
Cause I was so lonely.
And I discovered that my father's dead,
From not a herd of hyenas, but a wildebeest instead.

[Chorus]
I hear The Circle of Life calling,
Pride Rock was the place where I've fallen,
See my light, and my kingdom here.
The animals cheer when the lion appears.
For some reason, I remember when,
Scar saved my dad but he was dead,
There was never a Lion King,
But that was when I became the king.

[Verse 2]
I end up with Pumbaa and Timon,
They find me cute, when I was all alone.
Got away from that terrible thing,
But I don't wanna talk about it or anything,
Hakuna Matata played...
What a wonderful phrase they made,
I'm just a young cub who never learns those things,
But I just couldn't wait to be king.

[Chorus 2]
Hakuna Matata was still playing,
Me, Pumbaa and Timon, were singing.
Pumbaa, he was a young warthog,
He cleared the savannah, but not the log.
For some reason, I grew up quick,
No worries for the rest of my tricks.
Scar was the only king,
When I was ready to be king.
I hear the herd coming back again,
Rafiki, he knows the way, my friend.
He saw my light, and my kingdom here.
The animals cheered because I appeared.
For some reason, Scar was the king,
Until I came here and took his ring.
Now that I've learned these things,
I've always wanted to be King.