I've never met anyone who doesn't know this tune! A really fun, easy piece to learn that sounds much more impressive than the sum of it's parts :)
I've written out the tune as per The Tokens version (the one i know best!) however if you're playing the Disney version, you need to shift it up two semitones so it's the same key as Timon and Pumbaa!
Did you know?! 'The Lion Sleeps Tonight' was originally sung in Zulu by 'Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds' in 1939, under the title "Mbube" :)
F-G-A-GÂ Â A-Bb-A G-F
Oooohhh ooooohhhh
G-AÂ Â Â CÂ Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C
Oooh a-weema-weema-weh
F-G-A-GÂ Â A-Bb-A G-F
Oooohhh ooooohhhh
G-AÂ Â Â CÂ Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C
Oooh a-weema-weema-weh
AÂ Â Â A-AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â A-AÂ Â Â AÂ Â
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Bb Bb-Bb Bb  Bb Bb-Bb Bb
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
AÂ Â Â A-AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â A-AÂ Â Â AÂ Â
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
GÂ Â Â G-GÂ Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â GÂ Â G-GÂ Â G
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
FÂ Â Â GÂ Â A-GÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Bb-AÂ Â Â G-F
In the jungle, the mighty jungle
GÂ Â Â A-GÂ Â Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â A-G
The lion sleeps tonight
^CÂ Â AÂ Â G-AÂ Â ^CÂ Â Bb-AÂ Â G-F
In the jungle the quiet jungle
GÂ Â Â A-GÂ Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â A-G
The lion sleeps tonight
C-^CÂ Â Â Â Bb-^C-Bb-A
Ooohhh oooooohhhh
^CÂ Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C
A-weema-weema-weh...
AÂ Â Â A-AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â A-AÂ Â Â AÂ Â
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
Bb Bb-Bb Bb  Bb Bb-Bb Bb
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
AÂ Â Â A-AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â A-AÂ Â Â AÂ Â
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
GÂ Â Â G-GÂ Â Â Â GÂ Â Â Â GÂ Â G-GÂ Â G
A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh
FÂ Â Â Â Â Â GÂ Â Â A-G
Near the village
AÂ Â Â Â Â Bb-AÂ Â Â Â G-F
The peaceful village
GÂ Â Â A-GÂ Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â A-G
The lion sleeps tonight
^CÂ Â Â Â AÂ Â Â G-AÂ Â Â ^CÂ Â Bb-AÂ Â G-F
Near the village, the quiet village
GÂ Â Â A-GÂ Â Â FÂ Â Â Â Â A-G
The lion sleeps tonight
C-^CÂ Â Bb-^C-Bb-A
Ohhh oooohhhh
^CÂ Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C
A-weema-weema-weh
C-^CÂ Â Bb-^C-Bb-A
Ohhh oooohhhh
^CÂ Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C-CÂ Â Â Â C
A-weema-weema-weh