Gotta keep,

One jump ahead of the breadline

One swing ahead of the sword

I steal only what I can't afford

That's everyhing!

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! Soundrel! 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 it's sad Aladdin's hit the bottom

He's becoma 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 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



[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

(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





One Jump Ahead (Reprise)

Music: Alan Menken

Lyrics: Tim Rice



[Aladdin:] 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