Lambert the Sheepish Lion

Lambert the Sheepish Lion is a Disney animated short released in 1951. The 8-minute film focuses on Lambert, a lion that is mistakenly left with a flock of sheep by a stork. Lambert lives his life thinking he is a sheep. As he is odd one out amongst the sheep, he is ostracised by the rest of the lambs. But things change when he grows up and a wolf attacks the flock. He is forced to defend the flock from an attack by a wolf.

Of all the Disney films I have seen, 'Lambert the Sheepish Lion' sticks in my head the most, probably next only to a more recent, Cimba, the Lion King. I have fond memories of watching it as a child. I just wish it was still around today. I love that cartoon! Not many of the people I know have seen it before so they don't think that it is a real cartoon. Every time I watch the movie, it reminds me of happy times as a child. It is one of the cutest and definitely one of my favourite Disney shorts!

Oh, well. I still love Lambert!

The Song...

Lambert
You can't even baa, you can't even bleat
Your ears are too big and so are your feet

Lambert
Your tail is too short and so is your wool
There isn't enough for one bag full

Lambert, the Sheepish Lion
Lambert is always tryin'
To be a wild and wooly sheep
Lambert, the Sheepish Lion

Little lambs all love to butt
Their heads are hard as stone
Lambert thought that he could lick
A dozen lambs alone.

While the other lambs all gathered 'round
To watch the funny bout (oh, oh, oh, oh...)
He wanted to be counted in
But he was counted out.

Lambert, the Sheepish Lion
Lambert is always tryin'
To be a wild and wooly sheep
Lambert, the Sheepish Lion.

The little lambs got Lambert's goat
He was a nervous wreck
He had to hide behind his ma
To save his little neck.

He couldn't baa and he couldn't butt
At last poor Lambert knew
He hated to admit that he
Was yellow through and through.

(After the fight with the wolf)

Lambert the Sheepish Lion
Lambert ... there's no denyin'
Now he's a wild a wooly sheep
Instead of a sheepish
Wailing and weepish
Little-Bo-Peepish
Lion.

Enjoy the film here:

Lambert the Sheepish Lion was directed by Jack Hannah, and the voice of the narrator and the stork was provided by actor and Disney legend, Sterling Holloway. In 1952, the film was nominated for an Academy Award in the category "Best Short Subject, Cartoons".