This page contains the lyrics to the songs in The Lion King 1½. You may notice this page almost devoid of songs. That is because there are really no “new” songs in the movie. I’ve provided the lyrics to the new songs, as well as Raven’s version of “Grazing in the Grass” on this page. If you’re interested in some of the other songs which were recycled, please visit The Lion King song lyrics page.
Note: Because of the lack of lyrics on the soundtrack, I’ve had to grab the lyrics from the closed captioning on my DVD player. Please excuse any errors. They would be either typos, or just screw ups on Disney’s part. I copied these exactly, but some just don’t look right…
Diggah Tunnah
What was that, what was what?
What was that, what was that?
Where, what, where, where, what was that?
Shh…
Quick before the hyena come!
Clear!
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
When you’re done, you dig a bigger tunnel
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
Quick before the hyena come!
Dig!
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
You could dig and never get done
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
What was that?
Quick before the hyena come!
Dig!
Dig a tunnel is what we do
Life’s a tunnel, we’ll dig it, too
Dig a tunnel is what we sing
Dig a tunnel is everything
Mud and clay are a meerkat’s friend
Always more around the bend
And when you get to your tunnel’s end
Hallelujah, let’s dig again!
Dig!
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
When it’s done, you dig a bigger tunnel
Dig a tunnel, dig dig a tunnel
What was that?
Quick before the hyena come!
Dig!
That’s All I Need – Movie Version
Scurry, sniff, flinch
Scurry, sniff, flinch
Scurry, sniff, flinch
Scurry, sniff, flinch
There’s more to life than panic
And bein’ some other guy’s snack
I may be delicious, organic
But this little entree’s fighting back
I’m gonna put digging tunnels behind me
And live at a new altitude
I’m gonna reach for the stars to remind me
That meerkats aren’t merely for food
For once I’ll be
Lookin’ out for me
Yeah I’ll tell what I want
This cat is moving on
He’s a bon vivant
Who’s missin’ out on bon
I’d be a bigger cheese
Far from the desert scene
A little cooling breeze,
A little patch of green
And I’ll be snoozing in my hammock
By a rippling stream
Many miles from any tunnel
And the digging team
Looking out for number one will be my only creed
That’s all I need
That’s all I need
I’ve always been good at running away
Well now I’m gonna run to show
I’ve always been seen as the ultimate prey
But now my status ain’t so quo
A dream sublime
It’s hyena time —
That’s All I Need – end credits version
It’s Timon-o-rama time!
I’ve never been the type
You’ll have a perfect home
To fall for all that hype
Where no hyenas roam
About the meerkat role
Where it’s a shoe-in cinch
In some organic hole
Where you don’t have to flinch
And all that circle rot
And stand on guard as if
Is just a cunning plot
You’ve mastered scratch ‘n sniff
For coming to the crunch
A fantasy sublime
I ain’t nobody’s lunch
Timon-o-rama time
This isn’t for the birds, it isn’t monkeyshine
I ain’t asking for a lot, but what is mine is mine
You never want to argue with a chorus line
That’s all I need
That is all he needs
Whoa whoa, I beg and plead!
Whoa, I beg and plead!
That…is…all…I…need — All I need!
Grazing in the Grass
Can you dig it?
I can dig it
Whoo!
Oh, whoa whoa whoa
Sure is memories living in the grass
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
What a trip just watching as the world goes past
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
There are so many groovy thing to see while grazing in the grass
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
Flowers with colors making everything out of sight in the grass
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
Here we go!
The sun beaming down between the leaves
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
And the birds darting in and out of the trees
Grazing in the grass, it’s a gas
Baby, can’t you dig it?
Yeah, yeah
And everything here is so clear, you can see it
And everything here is so near, you can feel it
And it’s so real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real
Can you dig it?
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
We, let’s dig it
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, baby, everybody, let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
The sun beaming down between the leaves
And the birds darting in and out of the trees
And everything here is so clear, you can see it
And everything here is so near, you can feel it
And it’s so real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real
Can you dig it?
Oh yeah
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Can you dig it, baby?
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it
Oh let’s dig it
Everything here is so near you can feel it
The pounding of the drums of war
I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it
We can dig it, baby, everybody dig it!