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==Source==
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==English==
<poem>
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Banzai: Man, that lousy Mufasa! I won't be able to sit for a week!
Ed: Hee-hee-hee!
Banzai: It's not funny, Ed.
Ed: HEE-HEE-HEE...
Banzai: Hey, shut up!
Ed: HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE-HEE!
Shenzi: Will you knock it off?
Banzai: Well, ''he'' started it!
Shenzi: Look at you guys. No wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain.
Banzai: Man, I hate dangling.
Shenzi: Shyeah? You know, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin' the joint.
Banzai: Yeah. Man, I hate lions.
Shenzi: So pushy.
Banzai: And hairy.
Shenzi: And stinky.
Banzai: And man, are they...
Shenzi and Banzai: uggg-''lee''!
Scar: Oh, surely we lions are not all ''that'' bad.
Banzai: Ohh. Oh, Scar, it's just you.
Shenzi: We were afraid it was somebody important.
Banzai: Yeah, you know, like Mufasa.
Shenzi: Yeah.
Scar: I see.
Banzai: Now ''that's'' power.
Shenzi: ''Tell'' me about it. I just ''hear'' that name and I shudder.
Banzai: "Mufasa."
Shenzi: Brrrrr! Do it again!
Banzai: "Mufasa."
Shenzi: Brrrrrr!
Banzai: "Mufasa-Mufasa-Mufasa!"
Shenzi: Burrrrr-burrrr-burrrr. It tingles me.
Scar: I'm surrounded by idiots.
Banzai: Not ''you'', Scar; I mean, you're one of us. I mean, you're our pal.
Scar: Charmed.
Shenzi: Ohh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so proper.
Banzai: Yeah. Hey, hey. Did'ja bring us anything to eat, Scar, old buddy, old pal? Huh? Did'ja-did'ja-did'ja?
Scar: I don't think you really ''deserve'' this. I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for you. And you couldn't even dispose of them.
Shenzi: Well, ya know. It wasn't exactly like they was ''alone'', Scar.
Banzai: Yeah. What are we supposed to do-- kill Mufasa?
Scar: Precisely.


<br>BE PREPARED SCENE<br>
Scar: I KNOW THAT YOUR POWERS OF RETENTION
ARE AS WET AS A WARTHOG'S BACKSIDE
BUT THICK AS YOU ARE, PAY ATTENTION
MY WORDS ARE A MATTER OF PRIDE
IT'S CLEAR FROM YOUR VACANT EXPRESSIONS
THE LIGHTS ARE NOT ALL ON UPSTAIRS
BUT WE'RE TALKING KINGS AND SUCCESSIONS
EVEN YOU CAN'T BE CAUGHT UNAWARES
SO PREPARE FOR A CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
BE PREPARED FOR SENSATIONAL NEWS
A SHINING NEW ERA
IS TIPTOEING NEARER


Banzai: Man, that lousy Mufasa! I won't be able to sit for a week!<br>
Shenzi: And where do we feature?
Scar: Just listen to teacher
I KNOW IT SOUNDS SORDID
BUT YOU'LL BE REWARDED
WHEN AT LAST I AM GIVEN MY DUES!
AND INJUSTICE DELICIOUSLY SQUARED
BE PREPARED!


Ed: {Laughs}<br>
Banzai: Yeah, Be prepared. Yeah-heh... we'll be prepared, heh. ...For what?
Banzai: It's not funny, Ed.<br>
Scar: For the death of the King.
Banzai: Why? Is he sick?
Scar: No, fool! - we're going to kill him. Simba too.
Shenzi: Great idea! Who needs a king?
Shenzi (and then Banzai): NO KING, NO KING! LA LA LA LA LA!
Scar: Idiots! There will be a King!
Banzai: Hey, but you said, uh...
Scar: I will be King! Stick with me and you'll never go hungry again!
Shenzi and Banzai: Yay, all right! Long live the King!!
All Hyenas: Long live the King! Long live the King!


Ed: {Tries to stop laughing, but bursts out worse}<br>
Hyenas: IT'S GREAT THAT WE'LL SOON BE CONNECTED
Banzai: Hey, shut up! <br>
WITH A KING WHO'LL BE ALL-TIME ADORED
Scar: OF COURSE, QUID PRO QUO, YOU'RE EXPECTED
TO TAKE CERTAIN DUTIES ON BOARD
THE FUTURE IS LITTERED WITH PRIZES
AND THOUGH I'M THE MAIN ADDRESSEE
THE POINT THAT I MUST EMPHASIZE IS
YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!
SO PREPARE FOR THE COUP OF THE CENTURY
BE PREPARED FOR THE MURKIEST SCAM (OOOOO, LA-LA-LA!)
METICULOUS PLANNING (WE'LL HAVE FOOD!)
TENACITY, SPANNING (LOTS OF FOOD)
DECADES OF DENIAL (WE REPEAT)
IS SIMPLY WHY I'LL (ENDLESS MEAT)
BE KING UNDISPUTED (AAAAAAAAH!)
RESPECTED, SALUTED (AAAAAAAAH!)
AND SEEN FOR THE WONDER I AM (AAAAAAAAH!)
YES, MY TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED (OO-OO-OO-OO-OO-OO-OO)
BE PREPARED!
All (even Ed): YES, OUR TEETH AND AMBITIONS ARE BARED -
BE PREPARED!
</poem>


Ed: {Can NOT stop laughing}<br>
===References===
Shenzi: Will you knock it off!<br>
* [https://assets.scriptslug.com/live/pdf/scripts/the-lion-king-1994.pdf Working draft (20 August 1993) of ''The Lion King'', by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Robers, and Tim Rice]
* Pollard, Phil. Tiemann, Brian (ed.). [https://lionking.org/scripts/Script.html "Semi-Official HTML Version of the Lion King Script"]. ''lionking.org''. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">14 April</span> 2024.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaqqzwSd5u8 Video] on [[w:YouTube video (identifier)|YouTube]]


Banzai: Well, he started it!<br>
=Translations=
 
{{Text translation widget}}
Shenzi: Look at you guys. No wonder we're dangling at the bottom of the food chain.<br>
 
Banzai: Man, I hate dangling.<br>
 
Shenzi: Shyeah? You know, if it weren't for those lions, we'd be runnin' the joint.<br>
 
Banzai: Yeah. Man, I hate lions.<br>
 
Shenzi: So pushy.<br>
 
Banzai: And hairy.<br>
 
Shenzi: And stinky.<br>
 
Banzai: And man, are they...<br>
 
Shenzi and Banzai: Uuuugly! {laughter}<br>
 
Scar: Oh, surely we lions are not all THAT bad. <br>
 
Banzai: Ohh. Oh, Scar, it's just you.<br>
 
Shenzi: We were afraid it was somebody important.<br>
 
Banzai: Yeah, you know, like Mufasa.<br>
 
Shenzi: Yeah.<br>
 
Scar: I see.<br>
 
Banzai: Now that's power.<br>
 
Shenzi: Tell me about it. I just hear that name and I shudder.<br>
 
Banzai: Mufasa.<br>
 
Shenzi: Ooooh. ... Do it again.<br>
 
Banzai: Mufasa.<br>
 
Shenzi: Ooooh!<br>
 
Banzai: Mufasa. Mufasa! Mufasa!<br>
 
Shenzi: ...Oooh! It tingles me.<br>
 
Scar: I'm surrounded by idiots.<br>
 
Banzai: Not you, Scar; I mean, you're one of us. I mean, you're our pal.<br>
 
Scar: Charmed.<br>
 
Shenzi: Ohh, I like that. He's not king, but he's still so proper.<br>
 
Banzai: Yeah. Hey, hey. Did ya bring us anything to eat, Scar, old buddy, old pal? Huh? Did-ya-did-ya-did-ya?<br>
 
Scar: I don't think you really deserve this. I practically gift-wrapped those cubs for you. And you couldn't even dispose of them.<br>
 
Shenzi: Well, ya know. It wasn't exactly like they was alone, Scar.<br>
 
Banzai: Yeah. What are we supposed to do-- kill Mufasa? <br>
 
Scar: Precisely. <br>
 
'''--CUT LINES--'''<br>
Scar: I never thought hyenas essential.<br>
 
They're crude and unspeakably plain.<br>
 
But maybe they've a glimmer of potential<br>
 
If allied to my vision and brain.<br>
 
'''--END--'''
<br>
Scar: I know that your powers of retention<br>
 
Are as wet as a warthog's backside<br>
 
But thick as you are, pay attention<br>
 
My words are a matter of pride<br>
 
It's clear from your vacant expressions<br>
 
The lights are not all on upstairs<br>
 
<br>
Scar: But we're talking kings and successions<br>
 
Even you can't be caught unawares <br>
 
<br>
Scar: So prepare for a chance of a lifetime<br>
 
Be prepared for sensational news<br>
 
A shining new era<br>
 
Is tiptoeing nearer<br>
 
<br>
Shenzi: And where do we feature? <br>
 
Scar: Just listen to teacher<br>
 
 
Scar: I know it sounds sordid<br>
 
But you'll be rewarded<br>
 
When at last I am given my dues<br>
 
And injustice deliciously squared<br>
 
Be prepared!  <br>
 
<br>
Banzai: Yeah, Be prepared. Yeah-heh... we'll be prepared, heh. ...For what? <br>
 
Scar: For the death of the king. <br>
 
Banzai: Why? Is he sick? <br>
 
<br>
Scar: No, fool - we're going to kill him. Simba too.<br>
 
<br>
Shenzi: Great idea! Who needs a king? <br>
 
Shenzi (and then Banzai): No king! No king! la-la-la-la-laa-laa! <br>
 
Scar: Idiots! There will be a king! <br>
 
 
Banzai: Hey, but you said, uh... <br>
 
Scar: I will be king! ...Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again! <br>
 
Shenzi and Banzai: Yaay! All right! Long live the king! <br>
 
<br>
All Hyenas: Long live the king! Long live the king! <br>
 
<br>
Hyenas: It's great that we'll soon be connected.<br>
 
With a king who'll be all-time adored. <br>
 
Scar: Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected<br>
 
To take certain duties on board <br>
 
<br>
Scar: The future is littered with prizes<br>
'''Scar: '''<br>
And though I'm the main addressee<br>
''''''<br>
The point that I must emphasize is<br>
''''''<br>
You won't get a sniff without me! <br>
''''''<br>
<br>
Scar: So prepare for the coup of the century<br>
'''Scar: '''<br>
(Oooh!)<br>
Be prepared for the murkiest scam<br>
''''''<br>
(Oooh... La! La! La!)<br>
Meticulous planning<br>
''''''<br>
(We'll have food!)<br>
''''''<br>
Tenacity spanning<br>
''''''<br>
(Lots of food)<br>
''''''<br>
Decades of denial<br>
''''''<br>
(We repeat)<br>
''''''<br>
Is simply why I'll<br>
''''''<br>
(Endless meat)<br>
''''''<br>
Be king undisputed<br>
''''''<br>
(Aaaaaaah...)<br>
Respected, saluted<br>
''''''<br>
(...aaaaaaah...)<br>
And seen for the wonder I am<br>
''''''<br>
(...aaaaaaah!)<br>
Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared<br>
(Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oo)<br>
Be prepared! <br>
'''Livu alaksi!'''<br>
All (Even Ed): Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared -<br>
Be prepared!<br>
<BR><BR>


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