Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh (4X)
/ G C G D / /
/ G C / G D / :
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
/ G C / G D / :
{Refrain}
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh (2X)
Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
Wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh, wemoweh (2X)
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
{Refrain}
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
{Refrain}
turn em' loose in new orleans
Here I thought the Detroit Lions loss to the Bears last week was tough to handle. But to take it out on Ethiopian peasants...
What? ... you mean....
Oh, never mind.
I didn't even know it was peasant season ?
Do you think that the lions might have been drunk if they could sleep during all that singing?