 The song was written by Disney staff songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman, and sung primarily by J. Pat O'Malley, Lord Tim Hudson, Digby Wolfe, and Chad Stuart.Bruce Reitherman and Thurl Ravenscroft both made cameo appearances in the song singing as Mowgli and Shere Khan the tiger, respectively, in different parts.In the soundtrack album, The Mellomen member Bill Lee replaced the unavailable Sanders.