DISNEYS THE JUNGLE BOOK

JUNGLE PROLOGUE
BAGHEERA
NOW IM THE PANTHER, BAGHEERA.
BALOO
AND IM THE BIG BEAR, BALOO.
BOTH
AND WEVE GOT LOTS OF JUNGLE FRIENDS
WE WANT TO INTRODUCE TO YOU.
BAGHEERA
AWAY WE GO TO THE JUNGLE
BALOO
OVER HILL AND VALLEY AND BROOK.
BOTH
WELL SET THE STAGE
AND TURN THE PAGE
AND OPEN UP THE JUNGLE BOOK.
BAGHEERA
SO SET THE STAGE!
BALOO
AND TURN THE PAGE!
BOTH
AND OPEN UP THE JUNGLE BOOK!
JUNGLE MUSES
COME ALONG AND HEAR A STORY
STRANGE AND MARVELOUS AND TRUE.
LET US TAKE YOU TO THE JUNGLE
UNDER SKIES OF INDIAN BLUE.
WOLVES
DEEP INSIDE THIS LEAFY JUNGLE
LIVED A LITTLE ORPHAN CHILD.
WOLVES THAT RAISED HER NAMED HER MOWGLI.
SHE GREW UP TO BE THEIR PRIDE AND JOY.
JUNGLE MUSES
PRIDE AND JOY, PRIDE AND JOY.
HAPPY WAS THE MANCUB MOWGLI,
ALL THE JUNGLES PRIDE AND JOY.
HAPPY WAS THE LITTLE MAN-CUB
TILL THE TIGER GAVE A ROAR.
SHERE KHAN
(Roaring)
GET THAT CHILD OUT OF MY JUNGLE!
SHE CANT STAY HERE ANYMORE!
JUNGLE MUSES
THOUGH HER JUNGLE FAMLY LOVED HER,
LOVED HER MORE THAN WORDS CAN SAY,
THEY KNEW MOWGLI WAS IN DANGER;
MOWGLI MUST BE SENT AWAY.
SENT AWAY, SENT AWAY,
FROM THE TIGER WELL PROTECT HER,
MOWGLI MUST BE SENT AWAY.
ALL
BET YOURE WONDRING WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
COME ALONG AND TAKE A LOOK.
COME AND LISTEN TO THE STORY
THAT WE CALL THE JUNGLE BOOK.
TAKE A LOOK, TAKE A LOOK,
TAKE A LOOK, TAKE A LOOK.
COME AND LISTEN TO THE STORY,
AND BEGIN
THE JUNGLE
JUNGLE BOOK!

(ALL exit. MOWGLI travels with BAGHEERA through the forest.)
MOWGLI
(stretching and yawning)
Bagheera, Im getting a little sleepy. Shouldnt we start back home?
BAGHEERA
Mowgli, this time were not going back. Im taking you to a Man village.
(A COCONUT TREE drops a coconut on MOWGLI, who catches it, breaks it open, and eats it.)
MOWGLI
But why?
BAGHEERA
Because Shere Khan the tiger has returned to this part of the jungle, and he wants to hurt you.
(MOWGLI circles the COCONUT TREE, which sways its branches at him.)
MOWGLI
Me? But Ive never even met him.
BAGHEERA
He hates Man. Man makes fire and hunts tigers with guns.
MOWGLI
Oh, well just explain to him that Id never do that.
(MOWGLI wanders onstage, climbing and exploring during their conversation.)
BAGHEERA
You cant explain things to tigers.
MOWGLI
But I want to stay in the jungle!
BAGHEERA
Its not safe for you anymore.
MOWGLI
I can take care of myself!
BAGHEERA
(chuckling)
Alone? I dont think so.
(yawning)
Now, come down from there and get some rest. Youre going to need it.
(The COCONUT TREE points to a comfortable spot. MOWGLI and BAGHEERA heed its advice
and settle in. BAGHEERA falls asleep. MOWGLI, frustrated, curls up at the foot of the
COCONUT TREE.)
MOWGLI
Not safe for me anymore. Ha!

KAA THE SNAKE
COCONUT TREE
WHAT A DAY FOR LITTLE MOWGLI!
JUNGLE MUSES
MOWGLI!
COCONUT TREE
HOW MUCH MORE COULD MOWGLI TAKE?
TELL US NOW, WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN
JUNGLE MUSES
ENTER KAA
ENTER KAA
ENTER KAA
THE SNAKE!
(KAA appears with four coils, all hissing and rattling, and slithers over to MOWGLI.)
KAA 1
Ssss-say now. What have we here?
KAA 2
(giggles)
Oh, its a Man-cub.
KAA 3
A delicious Man-cub!
MOWGLI
Who are you?
KAA 4
Why, I am Kaa.
KAA 5
Sssssssooooo nice to meet you.
KAA 1
Ive been sssssssooooo hungry for visitors!
(KAA encircles MOWGLI, who stiffens, not sure what to do.)
MOWGLI
Let me go!
KAA 2
Sssssssilly Man-cub!
KAA 3
Dont you trust me?
MOWGLI
No!

TRUST IN ME
KAA 4
But dont you understand?
KAA 5
I dont want to hurt you!
KAA (ALL 5)
I just want to give you a big hug!
Sssssss!
Ah
Mmm.
KAA 1
TRUST IN ME,
COILS
TRUST, TRUST.
KAA 1
JUST IN ME.
COILS
JUST, JUST.
KAA 2
SHUT YOUR EYES
COILS
SHUT YOUR EYES.
KAA 2
AND TRUST IN ME.
COILS
TRUSSSSSST!
ALL
SSSSSS!!
KAA 3
YOU CAN SLEEP
COILS
SLEEP, SLEEP.
KAA 3
SAFE AND SOUND
COILS
SHHHHH.
KAA 4
KNOWING I
COILS
KNOWING I
KAA 4
AM AROUND.
COILS
AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND
(JUNGLE MUSES enter and begin hissing in the background.)
KAA (ALL 5)
SLIP INTO SILENT SLUMBER,
SAIL ON A SILVER MISSSSSSSST
KAA 5
SLOWLY AND SURELY YOUR SENSES WILL CEASE TO RESIST.
(COILS and JUNGLE MUSES get a little out of control with hissing)
SHHH!
COILS & JUNGLE MUSES
Sorry.
KAA (ALL 5)
Oh!
Oooh!
Yum!
TRUST IN ME
JUNGLE MUSES
TRUST, TRUST.
KAA (ALL 5)
JUST IN ME.
JUNGLE MUSES
JUST, JUST.
KAA (ALL 5)
SHUT YOUR EYES
JUNGLE MUSES
SHUT YOUR EYES
ALL
AND TRUST IN
TRUST IN ME, JUST IN ME.
TRUST IN ME!

(KAA hiss and squeezes. BAGHEERA wakes up.)
BAGHEERA
Hmm? Whats going on? Kaa! Hold it, Kaa!
(KAA is about to squeeze even harder, but BAGHEERA slaps his nose. KAA uncoils and falls
down, releasing MOWGLI.)
KAA 1
(moans)
Ooh. My sssssssinuessses.
BAGHEERA
Find your dinner somewhere else, you sniveling sneak!
KAA 2
Sssssso sssssory.
(slinking off.)
KAA 3
Sssssstupid panther.
KAA 4
Thinks hes ssssssso sssssmart.
KAA 5
Sssssayonara, Man-cub.

NIGHT INTO DAY
JUNGLE MUSES 1 & 2
KAA, THE SNAKE
OTHER MUSES
KAA, THE SNAKE
JUNGLE MUSES 1 & 2
SLUNK AWAY
OTHER MUSES
SLUNK AWAY
JUNGLE MUSES 3 & 4
AND THE NIGHT
OTHER MUSES
AND THE NIGHT
JUNGLE MUSES 3 & 4
TURNED TO DAY.
OTHER MUSES
TURNED TO DAY.
JUNGLE MUSES 5 & 6
THEN GUESS WHAT?
OTHER MUSES
THEN GUESS WHAT?
JUNGLE MUSES 7 & 8
WHAT, INDEED?
OTHER MUSES
WHAT, INDEED?
ALL MUSES
MOWGLI HEARD
A STAMPEDE!

(Sound of thundering elephant calls and gargantuan stomping. JUNGLE MUSES take cover as
COLONEL HATHI the elephant enters, leading the ELEPHANT TROOPS in a march.)
COLONEL HATHIS MARCH
HATHI
HUP TWO THREE FOUR.
KEEP IT UP TWO THREE FOUR!
ELEPHANTS
HUP TWO THREE FOUR.
KEEP IT UP TWO THREE FOUR!
OH, THE AIM OF OUR PATROL
IS A QUESTION RATHER DROLL.
FOR TO MARCH AND DRILL OVER FIELD AND HILL
HATHI
IS A MILITARY GOAL,
ELEPHANTS
IS A MILITARY GOAL.
HATHI
AND A HUP TWO THREE FOUR.
DRESS IT UP TWO THREE FOUR.
ELEPHANTS
BY THE RANKS OR SINGLE FILE,
OVER EVRY JUNGLE MILE,
OH, WE STAMP AND CRUSH
THROUGH THE UNDERBRUSH
BABY ELEPHANT
IN A MILITARY STYLE,
ELEPHANTS
IN A MILITARY STYLE!
HATHI
COMPANY! HALT!

(The ELEPHANTS halt as MOWGLI catches up with the BABY ELEPHANT at the end of the
line.)
HATHI
Inspection! Arms!
(COLONEL HATHI turns to the BABY ELEPHANT, who stands at attention and salutes.
MOWGLI does the same.)
Well, a new recruit, hey?
(laughs)
I say, what happened to your trunk?
(COLONEL HATHI pokes MOWGLIs nose.)
MOWGLI
Hey! Stop that!
HATHI
Hah.
(sputters)
A Man-cub! This is treason! Sabotage! Ill have no Man-cub in my jungle!
MOWGLI
Its not your jungle!
(BAGHEERA intervenes.)
BAGHEERA
Hold it! Hold it! I can explain. The Man-cub is with me.
COCONUT TREE
Hes taking her to the Man village.
HATHI
To stay?
BAGHEERA
You have my word.
HATHI
Good. Thats where she belongs. And remember, an elephant never forgets.
(huffs)
Forward...march!
(COLONEL HATHI turns and marches off with his troops. Crash offstage.)
Three zillion pounds. And thats my final offer!
MOWGLI
What happened?
BAGHEERA
I think he forgot to say Halt!
MOWGLI
An elephant never forgets, huh?
(The COCONUT TREE giggles and shakes.)
BAGHEERA
Enough of this playing around! Now, lets get out of here quick before anything else happens.
Youre going to the Man village right now.
MOWGLI
Am not!
BAGHEERA
Are too!
MOWGLI
Am not!
BAGHEERA
Are too!
(MOWGLI clings to the COCONUT TREE as BAGHEERA tries to pull him off.)
That does it! From now on, you are listening to what I saw. Now, I am going to start walking to
the Man village and you are going to follow me. Make no mistake about it, you are going home.
(BAGHEERA stomps off. MOWGLI doesnt follow.)
MOWGLI
I am home, you mean old cat! And who needs you? I can take care of myself!!!
(pause)
Cant I?
(MOWGLI slides down against a big, gray boulder, and sits dejectedly.)

BALOO THE BEAR
COCONUT TREE
MOWGLI SAT DOWN, SAD AND BLUE;
DIDNT KNOW WHAT HE SHOULD DO.
ROCKS
BUT THE ROCKY WALL
WASNT ROCK AT ALL
(Suddenly, the boulder rolls over and speaks.)
BALOO
Hey! Get off my back!
ALL
BUT THE GREAT BIG BEAR, BALOO!

MOWGLI
(pushing away)
Hey! Youre not a rock!
BALOO
(fending him off)
Easy there.
MOWGLI
(preparing to punch)
Get outta my way!
(MOWGLI grunts and groans as he tries to punch and kick BALOO, to no effect.)
BALOO
(laughing)
Well, now. Thats pretty big talk, little britches.
MOWGLI
Im warning you. Youre asking for it!
BALOO
You want to fight like a bear? Go ahead, give me a big bear growl. Scare me.
MOWGLI
(gritting his teeth ferociously)
Rrrr.
BALOO
Oh, boy. Im talkin about a big bear. Right from your toes.
MOWGLI
(trying again)
Grrrrraaaaaaaah!
BALOO
No, silly. Like this:
GGGGGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(BALOO sends out a roar that shakes the whole jungle, sending MOWGLI reeling into the
bushes. BAGHEERA runs on.)
BAGHEERA
You were supposed to stay right behind me!!!
MOWGLI
Im not hurt.
BALOO
Let me help you, there
(BALOO helps MOWGLI up.)
MOWGLI
Im a lot tougher than people think!
(Suddenly, MOWGLI jumps on BALOOs back, tickling him mercilessly.)
BALOO
Hey! Thats not fair!
(giggles)
No, no, now, that
(laughs)
Ooo, you win. You win! Hey, youre all right! Whats your name, kid?
BAGHEERA
Mowgli! And hes going to the Man village right now.
BALOO
Man village? Theyll ruin her.
MOWGLI
Oh, Baloo, I want to stay here with you.
BALOO
Of course you do.
BAGHEERA
And just how do you think she will survive?
BALOO
How will she survive?
(to the JUNGLE MUSES)
How will she survive? Why, its easy! All you need are the bare necessities!

THE BARE NECESSITIES
BALOO
LOOK FOR THE BARE NECESSITIES,
THE SIMPLE BARE NECESSITIES.
FORGET ABOUT YOUR WORRIES AND YOUR STRIFE.
I MEAN THE BARE NECESSITIES,
OR MOTHER NATURES RECIPES
THAT BRING THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE!
(All jungle creatures except MONKEYS begin to emerge, dancing and joining the action.)
WHEREVER I WANDER,
WHEREVER I ROAM,
I COULDNT BE FONDER
OF MY BIG HOME.
THE BEES ARE BUZZIN IN THE TREE
TO MAKE SOME HONEY JUST FOR ME.
YOU LOOK UNDER THE ROCKS AND PLANTS AND
TAKE A GLANCE AT THE FANCY ANTS,
THEN MAYBE TRY A FEW.
THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE WILL COME TO YOU.
THEYLL COME TO YOU.
(BAGHEERA observes the dancing, disgusted, and tries to pull MOWGLI away.)
BAGHEERA
Of all the ridiculous
(noticing tracks on the ground)
Baloo, do you see these tiger tracks? Shere Khan is right on our trail! Ive got to check this out.
BALOO
(slapping him on the back)
Dont you worry, Baggy! Go on ahead. Little buddys safe with me!
BAGHEERA
(skeptical, to MOWGLI)
Dont move.
(Bagheera exits)
BALOO
(to MOWGLI)
We wont movebut we can groove! Cmon, little buddylets show em how its done!
MOWGLI
WHEREVER I WANDER,
WHEREVER I ROAM,
I COULDNT BE FONDER
OF MY BIG HOME.
MOWGLI & BALOO
(BEES begin buzzing)
THE BEES ARE BUZZIN IN THE TREE
TO MAKE SOME HONEY JUST FOR ME.
ALL
YOU LOOK UNDER THE ROCKS AND PLANTS AND
TAKE A GLANCE AT THE FANCY ANTS,
THEN MAYBE TRY A FEW.
MOWGLI
DONT MIND IF I DO!
ALL
YEAH!
THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE WILL COME TO YOU.
(Unseen by BALOO and the jungle creatures, a group of shifty MONKEYS tiptoe on and grab
MOWGLI.)
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL OTHERS
THEYLL COME TO YOU.
MOWGLI
(struggling to be heard over the singing)
Hey, let go!
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL OTHERS
THEYLL COME TO YOU.
BALOO
(Lost in the groove)
Yeah, manlet go!
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL
THEYLL COME TO YOU! YOU! YOU! YOU!
(The MONKEYS run off with MOWGLI.)

THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE!
OH, YEAH!
(The jungle creatures collapse in an exhausted heap.)

BALOO
Beautiful, beautiful! Now thats what I call some swinging jungle rhythm, eh, Mowgli?
(BALOO and the jungle creatures look around.)
BALOO
Mowgli?? Mowgli???
(Three MONKEYS re-enter and stick their tongues out. One bops BALOO on the nose.)
MONKEY 1
Catch you later, grizzly bear!
MONKEY 2
Shes King Louies Man-cub now!
(The MONKEYS laugh and throw fruit.)
MONKEY 3
Heres some bare necessities for you, fuzz-face!
ALL 3 MONKEYS
Yeaaaah, man!
(The MONKEYS run off, laughing.)
BALOO
Bagheeeeraaaa!!!
(BALOO runs off. Scene shifts to the MONKEYS carrying MOWGLI to the ancient ruins.)

MONKEY BUSINESS
JUNGLE MUSES
LOOKS LIKE THEY TOOK OUR JUNGLE FRIEND.
THE MONKEYS TOOK OUR JUNGLE FRIEND!
BAGHEERA NEEDS TO COME AND HELP US OUT.
LETS GO TO WHERE THE MONKEYS PLAY;
WED BETTER HURRY ON OUR WAY.
SEE WHAT THIS MONKEY BUSNESS IS ABOUT.
SEE WHAT THIS MONKEY BUSNESS IS ABOUT.
SEE WHAT THIS MONKEY BUSNESS IS ABOUT.
WHATS IT ALL ABOUT?
(QUEEN MONKEY fans KING LOUIE on a throne.)
QUEEN MONKEY
PresentingLouieKing of the Monkeys!!!
(MONKEYS applaud and cheer wildly, dropping MOWGLI at KING LOUIEs feet.)
KING LOUIE
(laughs)
So youre the Man-cub. Crazy.
MOWGLI
What do you want me for?
KING LOUIE
Well, cousin, have a banana.
(to MONKEYS)
How do we explain it, monkey brothers?

I WANNA BE LIKE YOU
LOUIE
NOW, IM THE KING OF THE SWINGERS,
THE JUNGLE V.I.P.
IVE REACHED THE TOP AND HAD TO STOP.
AND THATS WHATS BOTHERIN ME.
I WANT TO BE A MAN, MAN-CUB,
AND STROLL RIGHT INTO TOWN
AND BE JUST LIKE THE OTHER MEN.
IM TIRED OF MONKEYIN AROUND.
LOUIE & MONKEYS
OH, OOH, OOH, OOH!
WE WANT TO BE LIKE YOU, OOH, OOH!
WE WANNA WALK LIKE YOU,
TALK LIKE YOU, OOH, OOH, OOH!
LOUIE
YOU SEE ITS TRUE, OOH, OOH!
AN APE LIKE ME, EE, EE,
MONKEY 1
AND ME!
MONKEY 2
AND ME!
MONKEY 3
AND ME!
LOUIE & MONKEYS
CAN LEARN TO BE
HU-OOH-OOH-MAN TOO, OOH OOH.
MONKEYS
NOW LISTEN CLOSELY MAN-CUB.
WEVE GOT SOME PLANS FOR YOU!
THE CHOICE IS CLEAR,
WE NEED YOU HERE
TO MAKE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE.
LOUIE
NOW GIVE US THE SECRET, MAN-CUB;
TEACH US EVRY RULE.
AND YOU CAN BE
THE MASTER OF OUR HOW-TO-BE-A-MAN-CUB SCHOOL!
LOUIE & MONKEYS
OH, OOH, OOH, OOH!
(add high-pitched screeching, like chimps)
WE WANT TO BE LIKE YOU, OOH, OOH!
WE WANNA WALK LIKE YOU,
(add lower-sounding grunts, like gorillas)
TALK LIKE YOU, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH!
YOU SEE ITS TRUE, OOH, OOH!
AN APE LIKE ME, EE, EE,
MONKEY 1
AND ME!
MONKEY 2
AND ME!
MONKEY 3
AND ME!
LOUIE & MONKEYS
CAN LEARN TO BE
HU-OOH-OOH-MAN TOO, OOH OOH.
(MONKEYS dance as BALOO and BAGHEERA sneak on.)
BALOO
Man, what a beat!
BAGHEERA
Will you stop that silly beat business and listen?
BALOO
Oh, yeah, yeah.
(BAGHEERA ties a grass skirt around BALOOs waist and straps monkey ears to his head.)
BAGHEERA
Now, you distract that monkey, and Ill rescue Mowgli. Got that?
(BAGHEERA moves through the scene undetected, as BALOO bursts in and joins the dance.)
BALOO
HEY!
ZOMP BOPPA RONY
LOUIE
SHOO-BE-DI BOP, SHOO-BE-DI-BOP
BALOO
ZA-BA-DOO-BA-DI-BA
ZA-BA-DI-BA-DOO-BA
LOUIE
OOH! OOH! OOH! OOH!
BALOO
HA! HA! HA! HA!
LOUIE
GRRRR!
BALOO
GET MAD, BABY!
HODDLE ODDLE ODDLE ODDLE
LOUIE
HODDLE ODDLE ODDLE ODDLE
BALOO
ZEE-BA-DA-DAH
HA-BA-DA-DAH.
LOUIE
ZEE-BA-DA-DAH
HA-BA-DA-DAH.
BALOO
ZOOT ZOOT ZOOT ZOOT
LOUIE
RATTA-TAT!
ALL
OH, OOH, OOH, OOH!
LOUIE & BALOO
SCOOB-E-DI DOO
ALL
I WANT TO BE LIKE YOU, OOH, OOH!
LOUIE & BALOO
SHOO-BI-DOO-BI-DOO-BI-DOO
ALL
I WANNA WALK LIKE YOU,
LOUIE & BALOO
YEAH!
ALL
TALK LIKE YOU,
LOUIE & BALOO
YEAH!
ALL
OOH, OOH, OOH!
LOUIE & BALOO
OOH, OOH, OOH!
ALL
YOU SEE ITS TRUE, OOH, OOH!
LOUIE & BALOO
SCOO-BE-DI-DOO
ALL
AN APE LIKE ME, EE, EE,
LOUIE & BALOO
SHOO-BI-DOO-BI-DOO-BI-DOO
ALL, +LOUIE & BALOO
CAN LEARN TO BE
LIKE SOMEONE LIKE ME!
CAN LEARN TO BE
LIKE SOMEONE LIKE YOU!
ALL
CAN LEARN TO BE
LIKE SOMEONE LIKE ME!
LOUIE & BALOO
SOMEONE LIKE ME, EE, EE
ALL
LIKE ME!
LOUIE & BALOO
SOMEONE LIKE ME, HOO, HOO
ALL
LIKE ME!
LOUIE & BALOO
SOMEONE LIKE ME, HA, HA
ALL
LIKE ME!
LOUIE & BALOO
SOMEONE LIKE
ALL, +LOUIE & BALOO
LIKE ME!
(BAGHEERA successfully sneaks MOWGLI off. BALOO insists on an encore.)
BALOO
I gotta have some more of that swingin jungle beat! Hit it!!!

I WANNA BE LIKE YOU (REPRISE)
BALOO
YOU SEE ITS TRUE, HOO, HOO (WOO-HOO)
AN APE LIKE ME, HEE, HEE (TWEEDLE-EE-DEE)
CAN LEARN TO BE
HU-HOO-MAN TOO HOO HOO-HOO-HOO HOO!
CAN LEARN TO BE
LIKE SOMEONE LIKE ME HEE HEE-HEE-HEE HEE (BIG FINISH!)
CAN LEARN TO BE
LIKE SOMEONE LIKE
(BALOO sees his disguise on the ground and realizes that the jig is up.)
UH OH

MONKEY 1
Its Baloo the bear!
MONKEY 2
Yeah, thats him!
MONKEY 3
Howd that square get in there?!
(BALOO runs off. The MONKEYS follow him, but are intercepted by SHERE KHAN, the tiger.)
SHERE KHAN
(deadpan)
Boo.
MONKEYS
Aaaaaaaaagh!
(The MONKEYS scatter)
SHERE KHAN
(deadpan)
So nice to see you, too.
(SHERE KHAN sharpens his claws.)

SHERE KHAN THE TIGER
SHERE KHAN
NOW IM THE KING OF THE JUNGLE,
NOT SOME CONFOUNDED APE!
OBSERVE MY CLAWS
AND FROM MY PAWS
NO MAN-CUB CAN ESCAPE.
I COULD END THIS STORY RIGHT NOW,
BUT THAT WOULD BE SUCH A YAWN.
ITS MUCH MORE FUN
TO LET HIM RUN
(roaring)
FROM MIGHTY ME!
SHERE KHAN!
SHERE KHAN!
SHERE KHAN!
ROARRR!!!

(SHERE KHAN stalks about)
Nowlets see. Where can that little Man-cub be?
(SHERE KHAN casually struts, then pounces.)
Could he behere???
(SHERE KHAN pounces. Nothing happens.)
Could he behere???
(SHERE KHAN pounces again. Still nothing happens.)
Surely someone saw something?
(SHERE KHAN looks to the audience, waiting for an answer. Nothing happens.)
He cant hide forever, you know. And rest assured, Man-cub, Ill find you, wherever you are
(SHERE KHAN exits. BALOO and BAGHEERA enter from the opposite direction and put the
sleepy MOWGLI down for a nap.)
BALOO
Well, looks like shes finally asleep. That was close, Baggy!
BAGHEERA
Too close, Baloo! Too close!!! Thats why weve got to get him out of the jungle.
(MOWGLI wakes up, overhearing.)
BALOO
But I promised she could stay here with me
(pauses)
But youre right, Bagheera. Ill tell her in the morning. We have no choice. Shes got to leave the
jungle.
MOWGLI
But you promised! You promised!!!
BALOO
I know, little buddy, but youve gotta understand
BAGHEERA
You must leave the jungle before its too late! Its for your own good!
MOWGLI
Nooooooooooo!!!
(MOWGLI runs off.)
BAGHEERA
Well, dont just stand there! Weve got to find him before Shere Khan does!
(BAGHEERA runs off.)
BALOO
Oh, if anything happens to that little kid, Ill never forgive myself. She doesnt know the danger
shes in!
(BALOO runs off in the opposite direction. The scene changes to MOWGLI running through the
jungle.)

MOWGLI RUNS
JUNGLE MUSES
SEARCH ON HIGH
SEARCH ON LOW
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE MAN-CUB
WITHOUT ANY PLACE TO GO?
WHEREVER YOU WANDER,
WHEREVER YOU ROAM,
YOU COULDNT BE FONDER
OF YOUR BIG HOME
MOWGLI
THE BEES ARE BUZZING IN THE TREES
TO MAKE SOME HONEY
(weakening)
JUST FOR
(MOWGLI collapses on a rock, exhausted. Two big vultures appear, pecking at him. MOWGLI
snaps awake.)
MOWGLI
Hey!
VULTURE 1
Oh, shes alive after all.
VULTURE 2
Unfortunately.
(Both VULTURES laugh.)
MOWGLI
Go ahead, laugh. I dont care.
VULTURE 1
Aww, come on. Whats wrong?
VULTURE 2
You know, you look like you havent got a friend in the world.
MOWGLI
I havent.
VULTURES 1 & 2
Hey, you have lots of friends in the jungle!
MOWGLI
Really?
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR
VULTURE 1
WHEN YOURE ALONE,
WHO COMES AROUND
TO PLUCK YOU UP
WHEN YOU ARE DOWN?
AND WHEN YOURE OUTSIDE LOOKIN IN,
WHOS THERE TO OPEN THE DOOR?
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
(JUNGLE MUSES & CREATRES emerge from the jungle.)
JUNGLE MUSES
AND WHEN YOURE LOST,
VULTURES 1 & 2
AND WHEN YOURE LOSE,
JUNGLE MUSES
IN DIRE NEED,
WHOS AT YOUR SIDE
VULTURES 1 & 2
WHOS AT YOUR SIDE
JUNGLE MUSES
AT LIGHTNING SPEED?
VULTURES 1 & 2
LIGHTNING SPEED?
ALL
WERE FRIENDS WITH EVRY CREATURE COMIN DOWN THE PIKE,
IN FACT, WEVE NEVER MET A MAN-CUB THAT WE DIDNT LIKE.
JUNGLE MUSES & VULTURES
SO YOU CAN SEE
ALL OTHERS
SO YOU CAN SEE
JUNGLE MUSES & VULTURES
WERE FRIENDS IN NEED
ALL OTHERS
WERE FRIENDS IN NEED
JUNGLE MUSES & VULTURES
AND FRIENDS IN NEED
ALL OTHERS
AND FRIENDS IN NEED
JUNGLE MUSES & VULTURES
ARE FRIENDS INDEED.
ALL OTHERS
ARE FRIENDS INDEED.
ALL
WELL KEEP YOU SAFE IN THE JUNGLE FOREVER MORE
(SHERE KHAN sneaks on unnoticed, and grabs the last line of the song, lip-synced with the bass
voice on Performance CD.)
SHERE KHAN
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
ROAR!!!
(The JUNGLE CREATURES tremble with fear.)


SHERE KHAN
Hmm. To think he was here in the jungle all along. An no one said anything! You friends are
very loyal, Man-cub.
JUNGLE MUSES & CREATURES
Run, Mowgli, run!
(MOWGLI remains next to SHERE KHAN)
MOWGLI
You dont scare me. I dont run from anyone.
(BALOO enters quietly.)
SHERE KHAN
Ah, you have spirit for one so small. Im going to close my eyes and count to ten. It makes the
chase more interesting for meOnetwo
(As SHERE KHAN counts, MOWGLI runs to BALOO.)
BALOO
(whispering, to the JUNGLE CREATURES.)
Come on everybody! We can all save Mowgli together!

THE BATTLE
BALOO
ILL GET HIS TAIL!
AND TUG LIKE SO!
JUNGLE MUSES
WEVE GOT SOME FRUIT
THAT WE CAN THROW.
ALL
WEVE GOT TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER
FOR THE GIRL WE ADORE:
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
WOLVES
AND WITH OUR CLAWS,
HIS EYES WELL SCRATCH.
JUNGLE MUSES & ROCKS
AND WITH SOME ROCKS,
HELL MEET HIS MATCH.
ALL
WELL GET THE TIGER BY THE TAIL
AND THEN HES GONNA PAY.
BALOO
SOMEBODYS GOT TO KEEP THE MAN-CUB
OUT OF SHERE KHANS WAY.
JUNGLE MUSES
WELL TIE HIM UP.
HELL YELL AND HOW!
WELL SHOW SHERE KHAN
WHOS SORRY NOW,
AND THEN HELL RUN OUT OF THE FOREST
WITH A TERRIFIED ROAR
SHERE KHAN
SEVENEIGHTNINETEN!
Ready or not, here I come!

(As SHERE KHAN pounces forward, BALOO grabs his tail. The JUNGLE CREATURES pelt
him with fruit. BALOO holds on tighter. SHERE KHAN roars. MOWGLI runs for her life.
The COCONUT TREE throws the JUNGLE MUSES some vines to wind around SHERE KHAN
like a maypole. SHERE KHAN tries to break free and attack, pushing over the COCONUT
TREE. The TREEs coconuts and palm leaves fall off to reveal SHANTI, a young girl who has
been disguising herself all this time.
SHANTI leaps into the action, using her headband to tie a blindfold over SHERE KHANs eyes.
SHERE KHAN hope blindly off.)
ALL
AND SHERE KHAN RAN OUT OF THE FOREST
WITH A TERRIFIED ROAR
(SHERE KHAN meows.)
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR!
(The JUNGLE CREATURES cheer. BAGHEERA enters and surveys the scene, amazed.)
BAGHEERA
What happened here?
BALOO
(To MOWGLI)
We did it, little buddy!
MOWGLI
And now I dont have to go to the Man village anymore!
BALOO
You bet! Hey, where did you get that blindfold idea? Brilliant!
MOWGLI
That wasnt me.
BALOO
No? Well, if you didnt do it, and I didnt do it, then who did?
SHANTI
Hello.
(SHANTI gives a little wave. EVERYONE turns around to look at her.)
MOWGLI
Who are you?
SHANTI
My name is Shanti. I live in the village over the river.
MOWGLI
You meanthe Man village?
SHANTI
Is that what you call it here?
(The JUNGLE CREATURES nod.)
Well, its not just a Man village. There are women and little boysand little girls just like you.
BALOO
Hey, have you been here all this time?
SHANTI
Sometimes I sneak into the jungle to have an adventure. I saw what happenedand how brave
you were.
(to the JUNGLE)
How brave all of you wereI couldnt just sit there and not help out!
SHANTIS FAMILY
(from offstage)
Shanti! Shanti! Where are you? You know you arent allowed to play in the jungle!
SHANTI
Uh oh. Id better go.
MOWGLI
(stopping her)
What does the village look like?
BALOO
Nothing you need to know about
BAGHEERA
Quiet, Baloo.
SHANTI
Would you like to come with me and see?
(SHANTI reaches out her hands to MOWGLI, who looks back at his JUNGLE friends, not sure
what to do.)
BALOO
Dont go, little buddy!
BAGHEERA
Go ahead, Mowgli.
MOWGLI
Dont worry, Baloo. Im just going to go for a little whileokay?
BALOO
Okay, little buddy.
BAGHEERA
And Mowgli
MOWGLI
Yes?
BAGHEERA
(clearing his throat to hide emotion)
You may belong in the village
ALL
But youve always got a home in the jungle!

THE BARE NECESSITIES (FINALE)
BAGHEERA
LOOK FOR THE
BARE NECESSITIES,
THE SIMPLE BARE NECESSITIES;
FORGET ABOUT YOUR WORRIES AND YOUR STRIFE.
I MEAN THE
BARE NECESSITIES,
OR MOTHER NATURES RECIPES
THAT BRING THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE!
ALL
WHEREVER I WANDER,
WHEREVER I ROAM,
I COULDNT BE FONDER
OF MY BIG HOME.
(BEES begin buzzing)
THE BEES ARE BUZZIN IN THE TREE
TO MAKE SOME HONEY JUST FOR ME.
YOU LOOK UNDER THE ROCKS AND PLANTS AND
TAKE A GLANCE AT THE FANCY ANTS,
THEN MAYBE TRY A FEW.
MOWGLI
DONT MIND IF I DO!
ALL
YEAH!
THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE WILL COME TO YOU.
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL
THEYLL COME TO YOU.
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL
THEYLL COME TO YOU.
JUNGLE MUSES
THEYLL COME TO YOU!
ALL (INCLUDING JUNGLE MUSES)
THEYLL COME TO YOU! YOU! YOU! YOU!
THE BARE NECESSITIES OF LIFE!
OH, YEAH!