The Morning Report
 
Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Performed by James Earl Jones, Jeff Bennett, and Evan Saucedo
 
 
Good morning, Sire!
Good morning, Zazu!
Checking in with the morning report!
Fire away!

Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all
Elephants remember, though just what I can't recall
Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks
Showed interests in my nest egg but I quickly said, "No, thanks!"
We haven't paid the hornbills and the vultures have a hunch
Not everyone invited will be coming back from lunch

This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report

What are you doing, son?
Pouncing.
Let an old pro show you how it's done.

The buffalo have got a beef about this season's grass
(Stay low to the ground)
Warthogs have been thrarted in attempts to save their gas
(Yeah, OK, stay low to the ground, right!)
Flamingos in the pink and chasing secretary birds
(Shhh... not a sound)
Saffron is this season's color seen in all the herds
Moving down the rank and file to near the bottom rung
(Take it slow, one more step)
Far too many beetles are quite frankly in the dung
(Then pounce!)
Awk!
Hahaha...

This is the morning report
Gives you the long and the short
Every grunt, roar, and snort
Not a tale I distort
On the morning report