Arabian nights (Menken / Ashman)
Note: For a new release of the movie a line in this song was changed.
Blue is the original, green the re-arranged version.

Oh I come from a land, from a faraway place
where the caravan camels roam

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 (Menken / Rice)

Gotta keep
one jump ahead of the breadline
one swing ahead of the sword
I steal only what I can't affore - 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

Riffraff, street rat, scoundrel, take that
just a little snack, guys
rip him open, take it back, guys
I can take a hint, gotta face the facts
you're my only friend, Abu - who ?

Oh, it's sad, Aladdin's hit the bottom
he's become a one-man rise in crime
I'd blame parents except he hasn't got 'em
gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
tell you all about it when I got the time

One jump ahead of the slowpokes
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

Stop, thief, vandal, outrage, scandal
let's not be too hasty
still, I think he's rather tasty
gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
otherwise we'd get along - wrong

One jump ahead of the hoofbeate (vandal)
one hop ahead of the hump (street rat)
one trick ahead of disaster (scoundrel)
they're quick, but I'm much faster (take that)
here goes, better throw my hand in
wish me happy landin'
all I gotta do is jump

Reprise:
Riffraff, street rat, I don't buy that
if only they'd look closer
would they see a poor boy, no siree
they'd find out, there's so much more to me

Friend like me (Menken / Ashman)

Well, Ali Baba had them forty thieves
Scheherezade had a thousand tales
but master, you in luck cause up your sleeves
you got a brand of magic never fails

You got some power in your corner now
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'hotel
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 tsar
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 don'cha 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, ah-ha-ha, wah-ha-ha
never had a friend like me, hah

Prince Ali (Menken / Rice) - Reprise : (Menken / Ashman)

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
now come, be the first on your block to meet his eye
make way, here he comes
ring bells, bang the drums
oh, you gonna love this guy

Prince Ali, fabulous he, Ali Ababwa
genuflect, show some respect, down on one knee
now, try your best to stay calm
brush up your Sunday salaam
then 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 (don't they look lovely, June ?)
purple peacocks he's got fifty-three (fabulous, Harry, I love the feathers)
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
(there's no question this Ali's alluring)
that physique, how can I speak, weak at the knee
(never ordinary, never boring, everything about the man just plain impresses)
well, get on out in that square
(he's a winner, he's a whiz, a wonder)
adjust your veil and prepare
(he's about to pull my heart asunder)
to gawk and grovel and stare at Prince Ali
(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

Reprise (Jafars verse):
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

A whole new world (Menken / Rice)

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

A whole new world
a dazzling place I never knew
but now from way up here, it's crystal clear
that now I'm in a whole new world with you
now I'm in a whole new world with you

Unbelievable sights
indescribable feeling
soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
through an endless diamond sky

A whole new world (don't you dare close your eyes)
a hundred thousand things to see (hold your breath, it gets better)
I'm like a shooting star, I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be

A whole new world (every turn a surprise)
with new horizons to pursue (every moment red-letter)
I'll chase them anywhere, there's time to spare
let me share this whole new world with you

A whole new world - a whole new world
that's where we'll be - where we'll be
a thrilling chase - a wondrous place
for you and me

Reprise:
A whole new world - a whole new life
for you and me, a whole new world