The document provides the lyrics to the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" over 4 verses and a chorus. It describes the lion sleeping in the jungle near the village both at night and during quiet times. It tells the listener to not be afraid as the lion sleeps. It then introduces the Aesop fable "The Lion and the Mouse" as a story it wants to tell.
3. The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Chorus:
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
(A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh)
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
In the jungle, the quiet jungle
The lion sleeps tonight
(chorus)
Near the village, the peaceful village
The lion sleeps tonight
Near the village, the quiet village
The lion sleeps tonight
(chorus)
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
Hush my darling, don't fear my darling
The lion sleeps tonight
(chorus)