Songteksten Aladdin

Arabian Nights

Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
Where the caravan camels roam
Where they cut off your ear
If they don't like your face
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home

When the wind's from the east 
And the sun's from the west
And the sand in the glass is right
come on down
Stop on by
Hop a carpet and fly
To another Arabian night

Arabian nights
Like Arabian days
More often than not
Are hotter than hot
In a lot of good ways

Arabian nights
'Neath Arabian moons
A fool off his guard
Could fall and fall hard
Out there on the dunes

 

One Jump Ahead

Aladdin- Gotta keep
         One jump ahead of the breadline
         One swing ahead of the sword
         I steal only what I can't afford
         That's everything

         One jump ahead of the lawmen
         That's all, and that's no joke
         These guys don't appreciate I'm broke

Crowd-   Riffraff!  Street rat!
         Scoundrel!  Take that!

Aladdin- Just a little snack, guys

Crowd-   Rip him open, take it back, guys

Aladdin- I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
         You're my only friend Abu!

Crowd-   Who?

Ladies-  Oh its sad Aladdin's hit the bottom
         He's become a one-man rise in crime
         I'd blame parents execpt he hasn't got 'em

Aladdin- Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
         Tell you all about it when i've got the time!

         One jump ahead of the slow pokes
         One skip ahead of my doom
         next time gonna use a nom de plume
         One jump ahead of the hitmen
         One hit ahead of the flock
         I think I'll take a stroll around the block

Crowd-   Stop, thief!  Vandal!
         Outrage!  Scandal!

Aladdin- Let's not be too hasty

Lady-    Still I think he's rather tasty

Aladdin- Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
         Otherwise we'd get along

Crowd-   Wrong!

Aladdin- One jump ahead of the hoofbeats
         (Vandal!)
         One hop ahead of the hump
         (Scoundrel!)
         They're quick, but I'm much faster
         (Take that!)
         Here goes, better throw by hand in
         Wish me happy landin'
         All I gotta do is jump

Friend like me

From "Aladdin"
Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman
Performed by: Robin Williams [Genie]

Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Scheherezad-ie had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves
You got a brand o
You got some power in your corner now f magic never fails
Some heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how
See all you gotta do is rub that lamp
And I'll say

Mister Aladdin, sir
What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order
Jot it down
You ain't never had a friend like me
No no no

Life is your restaurant
And I'm your maitre d'
C'mon whisper what it is you want
You ain't never had a friend like me

Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service
You're the boss
The king, the shah
Say what you wish
It's yours! True dish
How about a little more Baklava?

Have some of column "A"
Try all of column "B"
I'm in the mood to help you dude
You ain't never had a friend like me

Can your friends do this?
Do your friends do that?
Do your friends pull this out their little hat?
Can your friends go, poof?
Well, looky here
Can your friends go, Abracadabra, let 'er rip
And then make the sucker disappear?

So doncha sit there slack jawed, buggy eyed
I'm here to answer all your midday prayers
You got me bona fide, certified
You got a genie for your chare d'affaires
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So what-cha wish? I really wanna know
You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt
Well, all you gotta do is rub like so - and oh

Mister Aladdin, sir, have a wish or two or three
I'm on the job, you big nabob
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain't never had a friend like me
You ain't never had a friend like me, hah!

 

Prince Ali

Music composed by Alan Menken.
Lyrics written by Howard Ashman.
Performed by Robin Williams [Genie]

Make way for Prince Ali
Say hey! It's Prince Ali

Hey! Clear the way in the old Bazaar
Hey you!
Let us through!
It's a bright new star!
Oh Come!
Be the first on your block to meet his eye!

Make way!
Here he comes!
Ring bells! Bang the drums!
Are you gonna love this guy!

Prince Ali! Fabulous he!
Ali Ababwa
Genuflect, shom some respect
Down on one knee!
Now, try your best to stay calm
Brush up your sunday salaam
The come and meet his spectacular coterie

Prince Ali!
Mighty is he!
Ali Ababwa
Strong as ten regular men, definitely!
He faced the galloping hordes
A hundred bad guys with swords
Who sent those goons to their lords?
Why, Prince Ali

He's got seventy-five golden camels
Purple peacocks
He's got fifty-three
When it comes to exotic-type mammals
Has he got a zoo?
I'm telling you, it's a world-class menagerie

Prince Ali! Handsome is he, Ali Ababwa
That physique! How can I speak
Weak at the knee
Well, get on out in that square
Adjust your vein and prepare
To gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali!

There's no question this Ali's alluring
Never ordinary, never boring
Everything about the man just plain impresses
He's a winner, he's a whiz, a wonder!
He's about to pull my heart asunder!
And I absolutely love the way he dresses!

He's got ninety-five white Persian monkeys
He's got the monkeys, let's see the monkeys
And to view them he charges no fee
He's generous, so generous
He's got slaves, he's got servants and flunkies
Proud to work for him
They bow to his whim love serving him
They're just lousy with loyalty to Ali! Prince Ali!

Prince Ali!
Amorous he! Ali Ababwa
Heard your princess was a sight lovely to see
And that, good people, is why he got dolled up and
dropped by
With sixty elephants, llamas galore
With his bears and lions
A brass band and more
With his forty fakirs, his cooks, his bakers
His birds that warble on key
Make way for prince Ali!

 

A Whole New World

Music composed by Alan Menken.
Lyrics written by Tim Rice.
Performed by Brad Kane [Aladdin] & Lea Salonga [Jasmine]

Aladdin:
I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Tell me, princess, now when did You last let your heart decide?

I can open your eyes
Take you wonder by wonder
Over, sideways and under
On a magic carpet ride
A whole new world
A new fantastic point of view
No one to tell us no
Or where to go
Or say we're only dreaming

Jasmine:

A whole new world
A dazzling place I never knew
But when I'm way up here
It's crystal clear
That now I'm in a whole new world with you

Aladdin:

Now I'm in a whole new world with you

Jasmine:

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky
A whole new world

Aladdin:

Don't you dare close your eyes

Jasmine:

A hundred thousand things to see

Aladdin:

Hold your breath - it gets better

Jasmine:

I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

Aladdin:

A whole new world

Jasmine:

Every turn a surprise

Aladdin:

With new horizons to pursue

Jasmine:

Every moment red-letter

Both:

I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you
A whole new world
That's where we'll be

Aladdin:

A thrilling chase

Jasmine:

A wondrous place

Both:

For you and me

 

Prince Ali (Reprise)

Music composed by Alan Menken.
Lyrics written by Howard Ashman.
Performed by Robin Williams [Genie]

Prince Ali, yes it is he
But not as you know him
Read my lips and come to grips with reality
Yes, meet a blast from your past
Whose lies were too good to last
Say hello to your precious Prince Ali!

So Ali turns out to be merely Aladdin
Just a con, need I go on?
Take it from me
His personality flaws
Give me adequate cause
To send him packing on a one-way trip
So his prospects take a terminal dip
His assets frozen, the venue chosen
Is the ends of the earth - whoopee!
So long, ex-Prince Ali!

 

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