The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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STEREO SPLIT ? LYRICS ?
ALL lead+bass=left tenor+bari=right

Tenor

Lead

Baritone

Bass
[[1-8 (tenor only)]]
Wee D D D , D D D D D, D Wee Um Bum Bah-way
Wee D D D , D D D D D, D Wee Um Bum Bah-way
[[8 (bass)]: Bum Bm Bum Bm
[[(9-12=twice)(all)]:
Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh,
Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh.
Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh,
Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh O-wim-o-weh.
[[13-28 verse 1 (tenor, Bbl]]:
In the jun-gle the might-y jun-gle
 the li-on sleeps to-night,  
AhAhAhOoh~       wah wah ooo~       Wah wah ooh~ 
     In the jun-gle the qui-et jun-gle the li-on  
          to-night~
sleeps to-night~~~ ~ ~ []
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
Wee~~~    ~         ~         ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
We-um   cum      ca way~~     ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
Wee~~~    ~         ~         ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
We-um   cum      ca way~~     ~
[[13-28 verse 2 (tenor, Bbl]]:
Near the vil-lage the peace-ful vil-lage
 the li-on sleeps to-night,  
AhAhAhOoh~         wah wah  ooo~       Wah wah ooh~ 
     Near the vil-lage the qui-et vil-lage the li-on  
          to-night~
sleeps to-night~~~ ~ ~ []
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
Wee~~~    ~         ~         ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
We-um   cum      ca way~~     ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
Wee~~~    ~         ~         ~   
Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh Wim-o-weh
We-um   cum      ca way~~     ~
[[29-36 mid-way (tenor & lead, Bari Bass]]:
Wah~      ~     ~    Wim~        o 
[] bm bm bm bm bm bm Bah~wah wah wah
weh,~    Oh     ~    Wim~        o 
[] bm bm bm bm bm bm Bah~wah wah wah
wim~     Oh     ~    Wim~        o 
[] bm bm bm bm bm bm Bah~wah wah wah
wim~     Oh     ~    weh!~      ~       ~ 
WAH~~    ~           weh!~      ~       ~              
[] bm bm bm bm bm bm weh!~      ~       ~
[[37-end verse 3+ (tenor, Bbl]]:
Bah      Bop! []         Bah     Bop! []
Hush, my dar-ling, Don't fear my dar-ling,
     Bah   Bop! []
 the li-on sleeps to-night, ~~~~~~~~~ 
AhAhAhOoh~         wah   wah   ooo~        Wah   
     Hush, my dar-ling, Don't fear my dar-ling,  
wah ooh~           to-night~
the lion sleeps to-night~~~ ~ ~ []
Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, 
Whoa~~   ~           Whoa~      ~          Whoa~~ 
Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, 
  ~        Wim-o-weh~      ~     Wee D Wee Dee~~
Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o-weh, 
      ~      ~        ~.    ~     .
Wim- o-weh, Wim-o-weh, Wim-o~weh~ 
Wee um     Cum ca way~~~   ~   
Bop! [] Doo wop! [] Doo wa wa wa
Bop! [] Doo wop! [] Doo wa wa wa
 woo bop! [] Doo wop! [] Doo
 woo bop! [] Doo wop! [] Doo
Wa wa The li-on sleeps to-night~~~~~~~~~~
Wa wa The li-on sleeps to-night [] all night~~
[[here the LEAD holds 'night' 61thru64 ]]
NOTES: A song only a tenor could love!