[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! )
That's all, and that's no joke
These guys don't appreciate I'm broke
[Crowd:]
Riffraff! Street rat! Scoundrel! Take that!
[Aladdin:]
[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 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
[Aladdin:]
Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat
Tell you all about it when I got the time!
One skip ahead of my doom
#5
Next time gonna use a nom de plume
One hit ahead of the flock
I think I'll take a stroll around the block
[Crowd:]
[Aladdin:]
Let's not be too hast--y
[Lady:]
G7sus Gm7b5 C7sus
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
(Street rat!)
One trick ahead of disaster
(Scoundrel!)
They're quick, but I'm much faster
(Take that!)
F#7sus/ F#7sus
Here goes, better throw my hand in
Wish me happy landin'
All I gotta do is jump