THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as sung by Metropolis

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1 Stock No 8637 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT as sung y Metropolis Words and Music y GEORGE DAID WEISS LUIGI CREATORE and HUGO PERETTI Arrangement y SCOTT TURNBULL Tenor Lead A c 1 Wee dee dee dee dee 2 dee duh 3 ee um um eh 4 Bari Bass c 5 ee dee dee dee dee 6 dee duh 7 ee um um eh 8 qq 3 = qe m m m m B 9 10 Wim - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a Reneed Ailene Music Permission secured All rights reserved

2 2 The Lion Sleeps Tonight im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh C 13 In Near un - vil - 14 un - vil - 15 li - on on li - might - y peace-ful to-nightto-night In Near un - vil - qui - et qui - et 18 un - vil - 19 li - on li - on to-nightto-night 20 to - night D 21 Wee 22 Wim - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a -

3 The Lion Sleeps Tonight 3 23 ee um um eh x 24 im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh ee im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - 27 ee um um eh x 28 im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh E W im - o - eh a - im - o - Bm a m a m a m a m a m a

4 4 The Lion Sleeps Tonight eh a - m a m a m a im - o - eh a - m a m a m a eh F 37 Hush, my dar - ling, don't fear, my dar - ling, li - on to-night 40 B op op op 41 Hush, my dar - ling, don't fear, my dar - ling, li - on to-night 44 to - night G 45 Whoa hoa 46 hoa Wim - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a -

5 The Lion Sleeps Tonight 5 47 im - o - eh ee x 48 im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - 51 ee um um eh x 52 im - o - eh a - im - o - eh a - im - o - eh 53 H Bop d op d

6 6 The Lion Sleeps Tonight op d op d The li - on to - 61 night! all 62 all night! 63 night! Performance Notes This is story of an African d-op song Its original title as Mue (pronounced EM--eh), hich means "Lion," and it as sung ith a haunting Zulu refrain that sounded, to English-speaking people, like "imoeh" Mue as a ig hit in hat is no Saziland, selling nearly 100,000 copies in 1940s as sung y its originator, South African Solomon Linda Linda had ritten it ased on a oyhd experience chasing lions that ere stalking family's cattle, and recorded tune in 1939 ith his group Evening Birds The Weavers adapted it into a Top 20 hit in 1952, as Wimoeh It as asically an instrumental piece, ith group singing "imoeh" over and over, ith or vocal flourishes The tune really tk off in Weavers' live version at Carnegie Hall in 1957 Linda as not credited as riter That honor ent to "Paul Campell," a pseudonym for group Hoever, hen Kingston Trio released ir version, in 1959, riter credit as listed as "Traditional; adapted and arranged y Campell-Linda" Meanhile, Linda died ith only $25 in his ank account His heirs are still pursuing royalties from song, perhaps one of est-knon orldide hits ever Arranger Scott Turnull discovered arershop harmony as a high schl student in Detroit, Michigan After attending a local chapter sho, he and three friends organized ir on quartet, ith Scott singing lead part In college at Eastern Michigan University, Scott formed anor quartet, Ivy League, hich ould go on to in 1985 Pioneer District quartet championship and perform on over 200 chapter shos during its 11-year career He has directed several choruses in Michigan, Haaii and, most recently, Florida Scott's arrangements have een sung y many top quartets and choruses in Barershop Harmony Society As a final note: Questions aout contest suitaility of this or any or song/arrangement should e directed to udging community and measured against current contest rules Ask efore you sing 64