Duties of the King

Song Info

“	Yes, this is an unfortunate duty. But you have so many other wonderful ones, sire, if I may say so.	”
–Zazu to Simba, Can't Wait to be Queen

Duties of the King is a song featured in the episode Can't Wait to be Queen.

It is sung by Simba and Zazu, who tries to assure Simba that his position as Ruler of the Pride Lands is one to be proud of.

Lyrics[]

Zazu:

Everyone in the Pride Lands big or small

Looks forward to whenever you may call

A visit from Your Highness is an honor, yes, it's true!

All your subjects want so much to be with you!

So embrace your position!

The royal tradition

Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing

In all of the wonderful duties of the king!

You welcome birds from all around

Grant gazelles their grazing ground

Behoove the official turaco whistles

Guard the clearing of pointy thistles

Reside over aardvark wedding rites

Coach the mongooses on their bites

Listen to the zebras' silly pleas

And bless any animal when they sneeze!

So embrace your position!

The royal tradition

Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing

In all of the wonderful duties of the king!

You set the limits on bushbuck hopping

Judge the hippos' belly-flopping

Consider crocodiles' complaints

And tenderly kiss baby porcupines, oh, so gently

Simba:

Assign all the songbirds to their trees

Advise confused chimpanzees

Ceremonial mating of the bees

Zazu:

Consoling giraffes when they get fleas

Simba:

Actually, that's not much fun...

Zazu:

The fleas do tend to spread

But that said!

So embrace your position

Simba:

The royal tradition!

Zazu:

Delighting the Pride Lands with every little thing

In all of the wonderful

Simba:

In all of the wonderful

Simba & Zazu:

In all of the wonderful

Duties of the king!

In all of the wonderful

Duties of the king!

Videos[]

Songs in The Lion Guard
Return of the Roar Songs
A Beautiful Day (Ni Siku Nzuri) • Zuka Zama • Tonight We Strike • Kion's Lament
The Rise of Scar Songs
Fujo • The Path of Honor • Bring Back a Legend • Today is my Day
Battle for the Pride Lands Songs
We Will Defend • A New Way to Go • On The Last Night • When I Led the Guard
Episode Songs
Season 1 Songs
We're the Same (Sisi Ni Sawa) • Don't Make a Stink • Bunga the Wise • Make Way for Bunga the Wise • Duties of the King • Outta the Way (Reprise) • Jackal Style • Our Kupatana Community • My Own Way • All Hail the Vultures • Utamu (credits) • Hero Inside • Bird of a Thousand Voices • Panic and Run • Trail to Hope (credits) • Hakuna Matata • Life in the Pride Lands • We'll Make You a Meal • Find Your Roar • Chungu's Lament • Baboons! • Beware of the Zimwi • Lions Over All • Stand Up, Stand Out • Kuishi Ni Kucheka • Running with the King • Hadithi the Hero • Makin' Hippo Lanes • Tickbirds and Rhinos
Season 2 Songs
Teke Ruka Teleza • Welcome to the Summit • The Traveling Baboon Show • A Real Meal • I Have A Plan • Look on the Bright Side • Three of a Kind • The Worst Hyena We Know • May There Be Peace • Big Bad Kenge • Christmas in the Pride Lands (credits) • The Twelve Ways of Christmas • I Do Have a Great Deal to Say • Fabulous Dhahabu • Give a Little Guy a Chance • We're the Smartest • Good King Simba • The Faster I Go • I'm Gonna Run This Dump • Now You See Me, Now You Don't • Wisdom on the Walls • The Zebra Mastermind • Kwetu Ni Kwetu • Nothin’ to Fear Down Here • Shujaa Ponda (Reprise) • Pride Landers Unite! • Prance With Me • Tujiinue (Reprise) • Height and Sight
Season 3 Songs
The Tree of Life (song) • A Snow Monkey's Home • Ghost of the Mountain • Anything • That's the Dolphin Way • As You Move Forward • Go Go Flamingo • You Best Not Mess With Mama • Friends to the End • Kion's Reckoning • Welcome to the Tree of Life • Who is Better Than Who • Poa the Destroyer • Long Live the Queen • Remember What Makes You You • The Power of the Roar (credits) • Of the Same Pride • As You Move On • Long Live the King
Other Songs
A to Z with the Lion Guard • Call of the Guard • Call of the Guard (Full Version) • Circle of Life (Song) • Five Little Monkeys • Good Food • Here Comes the Lion Guard • It Is Time • Mulberry Bush • Siku Za Mvua • The Legend of Scar • Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star • Zuka Zama (pilot concept)