A hilarious video is going viral this week showing a man performing songs from the classic Disney movie The Lion King with a donkey.

Travis Kinley, of Sumter, South Carolina, posted the funny video to his facebook page, and it opens with him singing “Circle Of Life” to his donkey and horse. Much to Travis’ surprise, his donkey Nathan soon begins to sing along with him!

“Did the Lion King opening and Nathan joined in with me! ???? I love this dude! #DareToShare #IWokeUpLikeThis,” Travis captioned the video.

The video has gone mega-viral, being viewed over three million times in just one week. Social media users everywhere just can’t get enough of the video.

“I have watched this a ridiculous amount of times and it makes me smile every time I do!” one user commented, with another adding, “Thank you for totally making my year with your video!!! I’ve been watching all day.”

Nathan has been shocked by how quickly the video has gone viral. He has since opened up about how it came to be.

“I’m part of the Young Preachers of America Facebook group and someone made a joke about Lion King sermons,” he said. “Someone else started talking about ‘Circle of Life’ being a pre-sermon hymnal and I always say the proof is in the pudding!”

Travis said he then went to his backyard, where he keeps his donkey and horse.

“I pulled my phone out and started recording and he started braying next to me,” he said. “I moved the camera on him, I’m looking at the camera and I’m thinking, ‘I cannot believe this is happening right now!’”

Travis added that he is happy that the video is making people smile.

“Most people are thankful for the laugh and having something positive floating around,” he said. “Some of the most rewarding ones have talked about them needing to feel some joy after going through a tough time and it’s so great to be able to deliver that smile and laugh to them.”

Travis is now hoping to do more performances with Nathan.

“I want try to learn Whitney Houston’s ‘I Will Always Love You’ and see what he does,” he said. “How fun would that be!”

Check out the video for yourself below!

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