“I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” is a Level 2A piano arrangement of the song from Disney’s The Lion King, with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice. It is written in 4/4 time and marked “Moderately fast.” The student part uses simple melody sharing between the hands, repeated lyric phrases, first and second endings, held left-hand notes, accented chords, dynamic changes, and a teacher duet that adds a fuller accompaniment.

The opening pickup and measures 1–4 introduce the main vocal phrase. The melody moves mostly in simple steps and small skips while the left hand supports with single notes and short held tones. The lyrics begin with Simba’s confident line about becoming king.

Measures 5–8 continue the first repeated section. The melody keeps the same bright, speech-like character, and the score uses a first ending to repeat back to the beginning. This allows the second lyric verse to fit the same music.

The second ending leads into measures 9–12, where the music becomes softer at first and then stronger. The left hand holds longer chord tones while the right hand continues the melody. The accented chord before “Oh, I” helps prepare the final refrain.

Measures 13–16 present the first “I just can’t wait to be king!” phrase. The melody stretches across a long slur, with simple left-hand support underneath and a strong chordal accent near the end.

Measures 17–20 repeat the final refrain and close the piece. The same melodic shape returns, leading to the final held note and accented ending.

The optional teacher duet adds a fuller rhythmic background underneath the student part. The score notes that the student should play one octave higher when using the duet.

Interesting fact: “I Just Can’t Wait To Be King” appears on the original soundtrack for Disney’s The Lion King. The film version was performed by Jason Weaver as young Simba, and Elton John also recorded his own version for the soundtrack.