Hakuna Matata er Swahili og betyr "ingen bekymringer", og er mottoet til jungeldyrene Timon og Pumbaa, to sentrale roller i Løvenes Konge. De synger denne når de vil muntre opp løveungen Simba etter farens død, og forteller om hvordan livene deres har blitt berget av Hakuna Matata.
I de engelske rollene er det Nathan Lane og Ernie Sabella som synger, og teksten er som følgende:
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
-Hakuna Matata?
-Yeah. It's our motto!
-What's a motto?
-Nothing. What's a-motto with you?
-Those two words will solve all your problems
-That's right. Take Pumbaa here
Why, when he was a young warthog...
When I was a young wart hog
-Very nice
-Thanks
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame /He was ashamed/
Thought of changin' my name /What's in a name?/
And I got downhearted /How did ya feel?/
Everytime that I...
-Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
-Oh. Sorry
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna--
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
(Repeats)
I say "Hakuna"
I say "Matata"
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
-Hakuna Matata?
-Yeah. It's our motto!
-What's a motto?
-Nothing. What's a-motto with you?
-Those two words will solve all your problems
-That's right. Take Pumbaa here
Why, when he was a young warthog...
When I was a young wart hog
-Very nice
-Thanks
He found his aroma lacked a certain appeal
He could clear the savannah after every meal
I'm a sensitive soul though I seem thick-skinned
And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind
And oh, the shame /He was ashamed/
Thought of changin' my name /What's in a name?/
And I got downhearted /How did ya feel?/
Everytime that I...
-Hey! Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
-Oh. Sorry
Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna matata!
Hakuna Matata! Hakuna--
It means no worries for the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
(Repeats)
I say "Hakuna"
I say "Matata"
Sangen spilles mens Timon og Pumbaa viser Simaba de lyse sidene av jungelen, lar ham føle på roen og luksusen, og ordene ser ut til å nå frem til den lille løven. Den fremføres av figurene, så bildet følger ordene. Budskapet blir forsterket av denne musikkvideoen, og sangen får en billedlig mening når den vises parallelt med filmen.