The Morning Report

The Morning Report is a song written for the Broadway musical adaptation of The Lion King. Sung by Zazu, Mufasa, and young Simba, the song is an extension of the scene in the original film where Zazu delivers a morning report to Mufasa, and later gets pounced on by Simba. It was later added, with an accompanying animated sequence, to the film for its 2003 DVD release. The sequence itself later appears as a stand-alone bonus feature on the 2011 Blu-ray release.

Lyrics
Zazu:

Good Morning Sire!

Mufasa:

Good moring Zazu!

Zazu:

Checking in with the Morning Report.

Mufasa:

Fire away!

Zazu:

Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all

Elephants remember, though just what I can&apos;t recall

Crocodiles are snapping up fresh offers from the banks

Showed interest in my nest egg but I quickly said, "No thanks!"

We haven&apos;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

Mufasa:

What are you doing, son?

Simba:

Pouncing.

Mufasa:

Let an old pro show you how it&apos;s done....

Zazu:

Oh the buffalo have got a beef about this season&apos;s grass...

Mufasa:

Keep low to the ground.

Simba:

Ok, stay low to the ground.

Mufasa:

Shh! Not a sound...take one more step. Then pounce!

Zazu:

...are quite frankly in the dung. Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrkkkkkkkk!!!

Mufasa:

Ha Ha Ha!

Simba:

This is the morning report

gives you the long and the short.

Every grunt, roar, and snort, not a tale I distort,

(muffled) on the morning report.

Mufasa:

Ha Ha Ha!