Be Prepared

**Be Prepared** is a song from The Lion King.

## Lyrics (Film version)

**Scar:** I know that your powers of retention

Are as wet as a warthog's backside

But thick as you are, pay attention!

My words are a matter of pride

It's clear from your vacant expressions

The lights are not all on upstairs

But we're talking kings and successions

Even you can't be caught unawares!

So, prepare for the chance of a lifetime

Be prepared for sensational news

A shining, new era

Is tiptoeing nearer

**Shenzi:** And where do we feature?

**Scar:** Just listen to teacher

I know it sounds sordid

But you'll be rewarded

When at last, I am given my dues

And injustice deliciously squared

**Scar/Hyena Clan:** Be prepared!

*[Speech]*

**Banzai:** Yeah, be prepared! We'll be prepared! For what?

**Scar:** For the death of the king!

**Banzai:** Why? Is he sick?

**Scar:** No, fool, we're gonna kill him. And Simba, too.

**Shenzi:** Great idea! Who needs a king?

**Shenzi and Banzai:** No king! No king! La-la-la-la-la-la!

**Scar:** Idiots! There will *be* a king!

**Banzai:** Hey, but you said, uh...

**Scar:** *I* will be king! Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!

**Shenzi:** Yay! All right! Long live the king!

**Hyena Clan:** Long live the king! Long live the king!

**Hyena Clan:** King, king, king, king, king, king!

It's great that we'll soon be connected

With a king who'll be all time adored

**Scar:** Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected

To take certain duties on board

The future is littered with prizes

And though I'm the main addressee

The point that I must emphasize is

**YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!!!**

**Scar:** So prepare for the coup of the century

Be prepared for the murkiest scam *(**Hyena Clan:** Oooh... la, la, la!)*

Meticulous planning *(**Hyena Clan:** We'll have food!)*

Tenacity spanning *(**Hyena Clan:** Lots of food!)*

Decades of denial *(**Hyena Clan:** We repeat!)*

Is simply why I'll *(**Hyena Clan:** Endless meat!)*

Be king undisputed

Respected, saluted

And seen for the wonder I am

Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

**Scar/Hyena Clan:** Be prepared!

**Shenzi/Banzai/Ed:** Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!

## Lyrics (Album version)

**Scar:** I never thought hyenas essential

They're crude and unspeakably plain

But maybe they've a glimmer of potential

If allied to my vision and brain

I know that your powers of retention

Are as wet as a warthog's backside

But thick as you are, pay attention!

My words are a matter of pride

It's clear from your vacant expressions

The lights are not all on upstairs

But we're talking kings and successions

Even you can't be caught unawares!

So, prepare for the chance of a lifetime

Be prepared for sensational news

A shining, new era

Is tiptoeing nearer

**Shenzi:** And where do we feature?

**Scar:** Just listen to teacher

I know it sounds sordid

But you'll be rewarded

When at last, I am given my dues

And injustice deliciously squared

**Scar/Hyena Clan:** Be prepared!

*[Speech]*

**Banzai:** Yeah, be prepared! We'll be prepared! For what?

**Scar:** For the death of the king!

**Banzai:** Why? Is he sick?

**Scar:** No, fool, we're gonna kill him. And Simba, too.

**Shenzi:** Great idea! Who needs a king?

**Shenzi and Banzai:** No king! No king! La-la-la-la-la-la!

**Scar:** Idiots! There will *be* a king!

**Banzai:** Hey, but you said, uh...

**Scar:** *I* will be king! Stick with me, and you'll never go hungry again!

**Shenzi:** Yay! All right! Long live the king!

**Hyena Clan:** Long live the king! Long live the king!

**Hyena Clan:** King, king, king, king, king, king!

It's great that we'll soon be connected

With a king who'll be all time adored

**Scar:** Of course, quid pro quo, you're expected

To take certain duties on board

The future is littered with prizes

And though I'm the main addressee

The point that I must emphasize is

**YOU WON'T GET A SNIFF WITHOUT ME!!!**

**Scar:** So prepare for the coup of the century

Be prepared for the murkiest scam *(**Hyena Clan:** Oooh... la, la, la!)*

Meticulous planning *(**Hyena Clan:** We'll have food!)*

Tenacity spanning *(**Hyena Clan:** Lots of food!)*

Decades of denial *(**Hyena Clan:** We repeat!)*

Is simply why I'll *(**Hyena Clan:** Endless meat!)*

Be king undisputed

Respected, saluted

And seen for the wonder I am

Yes, my teeth and ambitions are bared

**Scar/Hyena Clan:** Be prepared!

**Shenzi/Banzai/Ed:** Yes, our teeth and ambitions are bared

Be prepared!