Stand by Me

"Stand by Me" is a song originally performed by and written by King, , and , inspired by the spiritual "Lord Stand by Me", plus two lines rooted in Psalms 46:2–3. It is from King's album Don't Play That Song!, released in 1961. There have been over 400 recorded versions of the song.
==Background==
In a music video that aired as part of the thirteenth episode of Timon & Pumbaa, the song is performed by Timon and the trio of frogs, as the meerkat states how happy he will be as long as he has Pumbaa by his side. Every time he sings the song's title, various unfortunate events happen to Pumbaa every time, which Timon never notices. The music video was produced and directed by Steve Moore and aired on October 28, 1995, alongside "Don't Break the China" and "Can't Take a Yolk".
The song also appears in the Disney's Sing-Along Songs volume Topsy Turvy.
==Lyrics==
<tabber>
Original version=
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
No, I won't be afraid
Oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me
So darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand, stand by me
Stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain should crumble to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry
No, I won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand
Stand by me
And darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now, stand by me
Stand by me
Darlin', darlin'
Stand by me, oh, stand by me
Oh, stand now, stand by me
Stand by me
Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me?
Oh, stand by me
Won't you stand now?
Oh, stand, stand by me
|-|Timon & Pumbaa version=
Frogs:
Rum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum
Dum dum dum dum, rum dum dum dum
Yum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum
Dum dum dum dum, dum dum dum dum
Timon: 
When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we'll see
Oh I won't be afraid, no, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So, Pumbaa, Pumbaa, stand by me
Oh oh oh, stand by me
Ooh stand, stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains they should crumble to the sea
I won't cry
Pumbaa: (spoken) You won't cry?
Timon: No, I won't shed a tear
Pumbaa: (spoken) You won't shed a tear?
Timon: Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So, Pumbaa, Pumbaa, stand by me
Oh oh won't you stand by me
Ooh stand, stand by me, stand by me
Pumbaa: (spoken) Eeh, I don't think I like this soooooong!
[Instrumental]
Timon:
So, Pumbaa, Pumbaa, stand by me
Oh oh won't you stand by me
Ooh stand, come on, stand by me, stand by me
[Speech]
Pumbaa: Timon?
Timon: Yes?
Pumbaa: Can I sing the next song?
Timon: Sure, as long as you stand by me!
Pumbaa: [gets struck by lightning] Fair enough.
Frogs: 
Whenever you're in trouble won't you stand by me
Oh oh ooh stand by me
I know you need me, stand by me
Oh oh oh oh stand by me
Oh oh ooh, heey
</tabber>
==Trivia==
*The music video played in theaters as a short film before Tom and Huck in December 1995, making it Disney's shortest theatrical short film in history (with a running time of three and a half minutes).
**This segment also appeared at the start of the VHS tapes Mickey Loves Minnie, The Best of Roger Rabbit, The Big Green, and A Kid in King Arthur's Court.
*A toaster resembling the titular character from The Brave Little Toaster film trilogy makes a brief cameo.
*The song is also performed by Big Mean Carl in a 2010 viral video posted on The Muppets' YouTube channel. In the video, Carl, dressed as a bunny, sings the song to attract some rabbits, then smacks them with his oversized carrot and eats them. However, the bunnies, still alive and well in Carl's stomach, start singing the song, much to Carl's annoyance, though he eventually grooves along to their singing with one last rabbit (which he also eats at the end of the song). Also the song was performed by Bachata American singer Prince Royce in the same year. 
==Gallery==
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SBM short film card.png|The title card as it appears in the short film version
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==Video==
Timon & Pumbaa Stand By Me (Song)
==References==
Category:Songs
Category:1995 shorts
Category:Timon & Pumbaa
Category:The Disney Afternoon songs
Category:Songs in Disney Sing Along Songs videos
Category:The Lion King songs
Category:Songs with alternate lyrics
Category:Non-Disney songs
Category:Music Videos
Category:The Muppets songs
Category:Group songs