Where a blackout finishes Act II and leads to the curtain call at the end of the performance. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.This page contains all the misheard lyrics for The Lion King that have been submitted to this site and the old collection from inthe80s started in 1996. Misheard song lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. And the musical ends as Rafiki presents Simba and Nala's newborn cub to all of the animals. Misheard Song Lyrics-> Artist-> L-> The Lion King. Then the lionesses appear with the other animals to celebrate the continuing Circle of Life before the animals present a newborn cub, named Kiara who is the daughter of Simba and Nala. The two antelopes, the giraffes, the cheetah, three cranes, the rhinoceros, and the baby elephant still appear with the addition of birds appearing as kites on poles. Where the assembly of the animals that appeared are slightly different from the beginning of Act 1, without the wildebeests, and the adult elephant (only two zebras instead of three), nine gazelles instead of twelve and only half of the white bird ladies from the beginning appearance instead of four. Meanwhile the Pride Lands recover, and all the animals come back to the Pride Lands to recognize and salute Simba as the rightful king for defeating Scar and the hyenas. Rafiki crowns Simba with the mantle of kingship after his victory and Simba ascends Pride Rock hearing Mufasa's voice "Remember!" and he gives a mighty roar across the whole kingdom. The song ends with a black out as Rafiki lifts Simba into the air with Mufasa and Sarabi looking on.Īt the end of Act II, Simba's friends and family acknowledge him as the rightful king after Simba and the Pridelanders defeated Scar and the hyenas. The animals below turn to face Pride Rock and bow as Simba is presented. Rafiki goes over to them and takes the cub Simba, lifting him into the air as the song draws to a close. Mufasa and Sarabi appear with their son Simba on Pride Rock as the two antelopes engage in more call and response. Zazu then appears as a kite swung around on a pole by his puppeteer. Meanwhile, once there, Rafiki greets King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi before presenting their cub to the gathered animals. Two elephants (an adult and a child), a rhinoceros, two wildebeests and white birds walk up the aisle between the lower level of seats and up onto the stage. But as the first verse gets underway, a trio of zebras and gazelles appear. all my life Ive been looking forward to being an adult. As Rafiki sings, the sun rises behind her while two giraffes and a cheetah walk out onto the stage, shortly followed by three cranes. Another early composition was The Circle Game, Mitchells song about a young boys rites of. In the beginning of Act 1, Rafiki calls the animals to Pride Rock with two antelopes to witness the presentation of Simba, the new prince.
Rafiki raises Simba into the air with Mufasa and Sarabi looking on from the original London cast of the Lion King.