The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

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The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) by The Tokens

About The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)

"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song originally written and recorded by Solomon Linda under the title "Mbube" or the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939. Linda's original was written in Zulu, while the English version's lyrics were written by George David Weiss. The song was adapted and covered internationally by many pop and folk revival artists in the 1950s and 1960s, especially after it was published by Folkways Music Publishers in December 1951 .

The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh) Lyrics

[00:00.01] Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
[00:08.84] Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
[00:15.80] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:19.64] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:23.62] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:27.67] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:31.51] In the jungle, the mighty jungle
[00:35.03] The lion sleeps tonight
[00:38.13] In the jungle, the quiet jungle
[00:43.23] The lion sleeps tonight
[00:47.41] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:51.04] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:55.18] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[00:59.00] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[01:02.88] Near the village, the peaceful village
[01:06.68] The lion sleeps tonight
[01:10.75] Near the village, the quiet village
[01:14.44] The lion sleeps tonight
[01:18.10] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (reeeee! La-la)
[01:23.04] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh)
[01:27.11] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (reeeee! La-la)
[01:31.09] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh)
[01:34.74]
[01:51.15] Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
[01:54.02] The lion sleeps tonight
[01:58.22] Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
[02:01.84] The lion sleeps tonight
[02:06.19] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (oh-oh, oh-oh)
[02:10.34] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh (oh-oh, wimoweh)
[02:14.09] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[02:17.85] Wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh, wimoweh
[02:21.94] Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
[02:30.39] Ee-e-e-um-um-a-weh
[02:37.19] Ee-e-e-um
[02:39.25]

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