Original Broadway Cast of The Lion King
Chow Down
[BANZAI]
He called us slobbering!

[SHENZI]
Said we were mangy!

[BANZAI]
Did I hear stupid?

[ED, spoken]
Huh?

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
Tell us again, gee
It's so incredible

[SHENZI]
That you're so rude

[BANZAI]
When you're so edible

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
When you are food!

[BANZAI, spoken]
It's time to chow down
[BANZAI & SHENZI, spoken]
Chow down!

(sung)
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down

[SHENZI]
I'm chompin' at the bit, baby

[BANZAI]
My stomach's on the growl, son

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
Chow down!
Chow down!
You've both been invited on a date
Two courses handed to us on a plate
We'll have you raw, won't be long to wait

[BANZAI & ED & SHENZI]
Seeing you're already toasty brown
Chow down!
Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-chow down!

[BANZAI]
Your ribs are looking so tasty
[SHENZI]
Such chewy little chops, chums

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
Eat up!

[SHENZI]
Now wasn't it her mom who ate your dad?

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
And having parents eaten makes us mad

[BANZAI]
We're gonna settle up the score a tad

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
We've never had a snack of such renown
Chow down!
Chow down!

[ED]
Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh-uh

[SHENZI, spoken]
What, Ed? What is it?
[BANZAI, spoken]
Hey, did we order this dinner to go?

[SHENZI, spoken]
No...

[BANZAI, spoken]
Well, there it goes!

[BANZAI & SHENZI]
I think we should begin the meal from scratch
So many juicy segments to detach
Be good as gold, for you're as good as carved

[SHENZI, spoken]
Here, kitty kitty

[BANZAI & SHENZI, spoken]
We're starved!