ZIRA
Sleep, my little Kovu
Let your dreams take wing
One day when you're big and strong
You will be a king

I've been exiled, persucuted
Left alone with no defense
When I think of what that brute did
I get a little tense

But I dream a dream so pretty
That I don't feel so depressed
'Cause it soothes my inner kitty
And it helps me get some rest

The sound of Simba's dying gasp
His daughter squealing in my grasp
His lionesses' mournful cry
That's my lullaby

Now the past I've tried forgetting
And my foes I could forgive
Trouble is I know it's pretty
But I hate to let them live

NUKA
So you found yourself somebody who'd chase Simba up a tree

ZIRA
Oh, the battle may be bloody, but that kinda works for me

The melody of angry growls
A counterpoint of painful howls
A symphony of death, oh my!
That's my lullaby

Scar is gone...but Zira's still around
To love this little lad
Till he learns to be a killer
With a lust for being bad

NUKA
Sleep, ya little termite!
Uh--I mean, precious little thing

VITANI
One day when you're big and strong

ZIRA
You will be a king!

The pounding of the drums of war
The thrill of Kovu's mighty roar

NUKA
The joy of vengeance

VITANI
Testify!
I can hear the cheering

NUKA
Kovu! What a guy!

ZIRA
Payback time is nearing
And then our flag will fly
Against a blood-red sky
That's my lullab