Mark Mancina
Warthog Rhapsody
[Verse 1]
[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

[Pre-Chorus]
[TIMON & PUMBAA]
Your guide must be
This rhapsody

[Chorus]
[PUMBAA]
I gets up when I like

[TIMON]
He's got it all worked out!
[PUMBAA]
I plan 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!

[Bridge]
(spoken)
[PUMBAA]
I'm starved!

[SIMBA]
Me too! What's for lunch?

[TIMON]
Glad ya asked, kid. Should we tell him, Pumbaa?

[PUMBAA]
Uh huh!

[TIMON]
Now listen to this
This is the important part!

[Verse 2]
(sung)
[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 from now
To eat like the old warthog

[Pre-Chorus]
[TIMON]
Regarding food

[PUMBAA]
Mmm-mm!

[TIMON]
His attitude...

[Chorus]
...is 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 & 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

[Verse 3]
[TIMON]
Come on, kid! It's now or never!
Hit it, Pumbaa!

[TIMON & PUMBAA]
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]
Take it from he

[PUMBAA]
Take it from we

[TIMON & PUMBAA]
We've got it all worked out!