Hakuna Matata

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**Hakuna Matata** is a song from Disney's 1994 animated feature *The Lion King*, it features Timon and Pumbaa teaching a young simba there life motto. The translation for the song means, "No worries".

## History

### The Lion King and The Lion King 1 1/2

In the midquel, the song is sung when Timon and Pumbaa have found a new home. Outside the midquel, the song.

## Lyrics

* Original version
* Timon and Pumbaa version
* Midquel version
* Jimmy Cliff's version
* 2019 version

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase!

**Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata, ain't no passing craze!

**Timon**: It means no worries, for the rest of your days.

**Timon and Pumbaa**: It's our problem-free philosophy.

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata!

**Timon**: Why, when he was a young warthog.

**Pumbaa**: When I was a young warthog!

[Speech] **Timon**: Very nice.

**Pumbaa**: Thanks.

**Timon**: He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal

He could clear the Savannah after every meal

**Pumbaa**: I'm a sensitive soul Though I seem thick-skinned

And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind

And oh the shame!

**Timon**: He was ashamed!

**Pumbaa**: Thought of changing my name!

**Timon**: Oh, what's in a name!

**Pumbaa**: And I got downhearted

**Timon**: How did you feel?

**Pumbaa**: Everytime that I...

[Speech] Timon: Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids! Pumbaa: Oh, sorry.

**Timon and Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase!

Hakuna Matata ain't no passing craze.

**Simba**: It means no worries for the rest of your days.

**Timon**: Yeah, sing it, kid!

**Timon and Simba**: It's our problem free...

**Pumbaa**: Philosophy!

**All**: Hakuna Matata!

[Instrumental bridge]

**Timon and Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata!(6x) Hakuna...

**Simba**: It means no worries, for the rest of your days.

**All**: It's our problem free, philosophy.

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata

**Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata

**Simba**: Hakuna Matata...

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase!

**Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata, ain't no passing craze!

**Timon**: It means no worries, for the rest of your days

**Both**: It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

**Pumbaa:** Yeah!

*(Instrumental bridge)*

**Both**:

Hakuna! Matata!

Timon! And Pumbaa!

Hakuna! Matata!

**Timon**: It means no worries, for the rest of your days

**Both**: It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

Timon and Pumbaa!

**Timon and Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase!

Hakuna Matata, ain't no passing craze

**Timon**: It means no worries, for the rest of your day--

(Timon pauses the movie)

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata! Ha-haah!

(Both scream as they bungee-jump)

**Timon and Pumbaa**: It means no worries for the rest of your days

It's our problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata

Hakuna Matata...

Hakuna Matata!

Hem hollolo iyo

Hakuna Matata!

Hem hollolo iyo

Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna Matata!

Hakuna Matata!

When I was a cool young one

(When he was a cool young one)

I worked in the colony, paying my dues

Accepting without question the prevailing views

That a young man's life was one long grind

Diggin' holes, standin' guard till it crossed my mind

I was wrong

All along

All that I needed

Was to have heeded

**Chorus:**

Hakuna Matata!

What a wonderful phrase

Hakuna Matata!

Ain't no passing craze

It means no worries

For the rest of your days

It's a problem-free philosophy

Hakuna Matata!

When I was a shallow youth

(When he was a shallow youth)

Cool calm reflection

I was never that good

I was a pawn in the game, I saw no trees for the wood

My future stretched behind me

I was over the hill

I put my best foot forward

But the other one stood still

Take my word

I have heard

All that I needed

Was to have heeded

*Repeat Chorus*

Hem hollolo iyo

Hakuna Matata!

Hem may'babo

Hakuna Matata!

I hope we have conveyed

You don't have to bust a gut in the sun

It's much cooler in the shade

Some say it's just a waste of time

But they don't realize

That view is nothing but a crime

We are creatures worldly wise

*Repeat Chorus*

**Timon**: Hakuna Matata, what a wonderful phrase

**Pumbaa**: Hakuna Matata, it ain't no passing craze!

**Timon**: It means no worries for the rest of your days!

**Timon and Pumbaa**: It's our problem-free philosophy, Hakuna Matata!

**Young Simba**: (spoken) Hakuna Matata?

**Pumbaa**: Yeah, it's our motto!

**Young Simba**: What's a motto?

**Timon**: Nothin'! What's a motto with you?

**Pumbaa**: Nice!

**Timon**: Boom!

**Pumbaa**: Those two words will solve all your problems!

**Timon**: (spoken) Yeah, take Pumbaa here. (sung) Why, when he was a young warthog...

**Pumbaa**: When I was a young warthog!

**Timon**: (spoken) How you feeling?

**Pumbaa**: It's an emotional story.

**Timon**: (sung) He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal, he could clear the savannah after every meal!

**Pumbaa**: I'm a sensitive soul, although I seem thick-skinned, and it hurt that my friends never stood downwind!

**Timon**: (spoken) I was always here for you and I resent that.

**Pumbaa**: And oh the shame!

**Timon**: Yes, he was ashamed!

**Pumbaa**: I thought of changing my name!

**Timon**: I mean to what, "Brad"?

**Pumbaa**: And I got downhearted every time that I farted! ARE YOU GONNA STOP ME?!

**Timon**: No I'm not, you disgust me!

**Timon and Pumbaa**: (sung) Hakuna matata, what a wonderful phrase! Hakuna Matata, ain't no passing craze!

**Young Simba**: It means no worries, for the rest of your days!

**Pumbaa**: Yeah, sing it kid!

**All**: It's our problem free philosophy, Hakuna Matata.

(instrumental bridge)

**Timon and Pumbaa**: Hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata, hakuna matata!

**Simba**: It means no worries for the rest of your days!

**All**: It's our problem free philosophy.

**Simba**: Hakuna Matata, Hakuna matata, yeah. It means no worries for the rest of your days!

It's our problem free philosophy. Hakuna Matata!

## Gallery

### Videos

Hakuna Matata The Lion King 1994Hakuna Matata - The Baha MenDebby Ryan - Hakuna Matata (with lyrics on-screen)Hakuna Matata (From "The Lion King" Audio Only)
## Censored versions

* In the Disney Sing-Along Songs version, the scene where Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa are finding having grubs for snack is cut.

## Appearances in Video Games

### Disney Universe

Hakuna Matata is a song in the third world in Disney Universe. It is played during the last stage of Lower Pride Rock.

## Trivia

* The Hakuna Matata itself means No Worries in Swahili.
* One of the bugs that Timon pulls out of a knothole during the song is wearing Mickey Mouse ears.
* There's a lost verse of "Hakuna Matata" which explained Timon's past situation, like Pumbaa's. It was later cut, and used in The Lion King 1½.
* Part of the song was heard in Toy Story, when Molly is in the car and sees the toys in the mirror trying to get into the moving van.
* Tim Rice got the idea for the lyrics for the song whilst watching Bottom.

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